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What is radial node? |
| Answer» The region where the probability density function reduces to zero is called radial nodes or Nodal surfaces or nodes.\xa0For s orbitals, the number of radial nodes increases with the value of the principal quantum number n\xa0and found to be equal to (n - 1).The boundary surface diagram for the p orbital indicates the presence of two lobes that lie on either side of the plane that passes through the nucleus, giving a dumb-bell shape to the p orbital.The shape suggests that the probability of finding the p-electrons is the maximum within the two lobes. | |