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Which of the following orbitals is more directional ?

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s-orbital
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p-orbital
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sp-orbital
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is B sp-orbital
p-orbital has equal-sized lobes. In sp-hybrid orbital most of the possibility of finding electron is on one side, making the latter more directional in character.

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