Which of the following pairs of d-orbitals will have electron density along the axes?
$d_{z^{2}}, d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$
$d_{z^{2}}, d_{x z}$
$d_{x y}, d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$
$d_{x z}, d_{y z}$

Question

Which of the following pairs of d-orbitals will have electron density along the axes-d-z-2- d-x-2 - y-2-d-z-2- - d-xz-d-xy- - d-x-2 - y-2-d-xz- d-yz-

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Out of the all five d-orbitals- only dz2 and dx2-x2212-y2 have the electron density on their own axis-Hence- option A is the correct answer-

Which of the following pairs of d-orbitals will have electron density along the axes?dz2, dx2−y2dz2, dxzdxy, dx2−y2dxz, dyz