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i hv doubt why p pie and d pie hv 2 lobes? and d pie and dpie hv 4 lobes ?

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P orbital has only two lobes while d orbital has 4 lobes, so only 2 lobes of d orbital will be overlapping with 2 lobes of p orbital in π bond formation.

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