Shapes of d Orbitals

What is the shape of a d orbital?

• Cloverleaf or double dumbbell

• Square

• Circle

• Triangle

How many lobes does a d orbital have?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 8

Which d orbital has a cloverleaf shape?

• dxy

• dyz

• dxz

• dz2

What is the shape of the dxy orbital?

• Circle

• Square

• Triangle

• Cloverleaf

Which d orbital has a dumbbell shape along the x-axis?

• dx^2-y^2

• dxy

• dz^2

• dyz

What is the shape of the dxz orbital?

• Dumbbell shape along the x-axis

• Triangular shape along the x-axis

• Square shape along the y-axis

• Circular shape along the z-axis

Which d orbital has a dumbbell shape along the y-axis?

• dxz

• dyz

• dxy

• dz2

What is the shape of the dyz orbital?

• Sphere

• Square

• Cloverleaf

• Triangle

Which d orbital has a dumbbell shape along the z-axis?

• dy^2

• dxy

• dz^2

• dx^2

What is the shape of the dz2 orbital?

• Spherical shape

• Cloverleaf shape

• Tetrahedral shape

• Linear shape