Which of the following orbitals is more directional ?
A
s-orbital
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B
p-orbital
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C
sp-orbital
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is Bsp-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.