Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 2.12 The Shapes of S and P Orbitals Questions

s-orbitals are spherical / ball shaped and p-orbitals are dumbbell shaped IGNORE the words circular or figure of eight or pear shaped Accept labelled diagrams e.g. s-orbital p-orbital Accept a p-orbital on any axis Allow correct unlabelled diagrams or descriptions in the correct order Allow 3 p-orbitals overlapping if they are specifically labelled as 3 p-orbitals Ignore references to numbers of electrons Ignore has two lobes for p-orbital