True / False

State True or False: All orbitals have directional characteristics.

ATRUE
BFALSE
Correct Answer

Solution

The given statement is not true. $$s$$ orbitals are nondirectional because they have spherical symmetry. Spherical symmetry means that the probability of finding an electron at a particular distance from the nucleus is the same in all directions.
Thus, option B is correct.

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