p orbitals

Question 1

What shape do P orbitals have

Answer 1

dumbbell shape

Question 2

Every shell has three p orbitals except

Answer 2

for the first one (n = 1)

Question 3

The p orbitals occupy the……………..axes and point at right angles to each other, so are oriented …………..to one another

Answer 3

x, y and z

perpendicular

Question 4

The lobes of the p orbitals become larger and longer with increasing ………..

Answer 4

increasing shell number