What is the shape of f-orbital ?

spherical

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dumb bell

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no definite shape

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Solution

The correct option is D no definite shape
The first set of f orbitals is the 4f subshell. There are 7 possible magnetic quantum numbers, so there are 7 f orbitals. Their shapes are fairly complicated, and they rarely come up when studying chemistry.

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