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Shapes of Orbitals and Nodes

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When the azimuthal quantum number of an electron is zero, then the shape of its orbital will be

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circular

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spherical

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elliptical

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dumbbell

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Solution

The correct option is B spherical
For s-orbital, the azimuthal quantum number of an electron is zero and the shape is spherical.

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