Question

What is a node?

Answer 1

Node

• Node is referred to as a point, where the probability of finding the electron is zero.
• There are two types of nodes, angular node and radial node.

Angular node

• It is the plane that passes via the nucleus.
• An angular node is also known as a nodal plane.

Radial node

• It is the spherical region where the probability of finding an electron is zero.
• The radial node is also known as the nodal region.