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Q.Electron density in the yz plane of 3d_xy orbital is :

(a) zero
(b) 0.50
(c) 0.75
(d) 0.90
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We need the electron density of the d_xy orbital specifically in the yz plane.

The yz plane is a nodal plane of the 3d_xy orbital, so the electron density there is zero.

The d_xy orbital has four lobes that lie in the xy plane, pointing between (bisecting) the x and y axes. A nodal plane is a plane on which the probability of finding the electron (the electron density) is exactly zero. …

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