Orbital having most of its orientation along the axis is:
A
dx2−y2
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B
s
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C
dxy
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D
dyz
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Solution
The correct option is Adx2−y2 The shapes and orientation of d-orbital is shown in figure. From the figure, only dx2−y2 orbitals have orientations along the axis.