Question

Which of the following orbitals does not have a planar node?

• A.
  $d_{z^2}$
• B.
  $d_{xy}$
• C.
  ​​​​​​​$d_{yz}$
• D.
  $d_{x^2-y^2}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A

$d_{z^2}$
$d_{z^2}$ has cone shaped node and it does not have a planar node. The orbital boundary daigram is shown by the below figure.