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Which of the folowing statements is incorrect about an atomic orbital?A. It is a single electron wave function.B. It describes the trajectroy of electron in an atom.C. It define the distribution of electron density in space.D. It can be represented by boundary surface diargams.

Answer» Correct Answer - B
An orbital is a well defined path (trajectory) around the nucleus in which the eletron moves whereas an orbital is a three-dimensional space around the nucleus within which the total probability of finding the eletorn is around `90%`.


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