Which statement regarding an orbital is FALSE?

An orbital describes the region in which the possibility of finding an electron is maximum.

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An orbital may be designated with the letters K,L,M,N.

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An orbital is three dimensional.

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An electron shell consists of a collection of orbitals with the same principal quantum number.

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Solution

The correct option is B
An orbital may be designated with the letters K,L,M,N.

K,L,M,N indicate the shells.

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