The number of nodal planes in a $P_{x}$ orbital is:

One

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Two

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Three

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Zero

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Solution

The correct option is B One
Nodal plane is an imaginary plane on which probability of finding an electron is minimum.
P-orbital has 3 nodal planes. one is of px another one is of py and the last one is of pz.
therfore we conclude that px has 1 orbital and its value is zero.

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