Which sets of the d- orbitals are directly oriented towards the ligands in octahedral coordination compounds?

Question

Which sets of the d- orbitals are directly oriented towards the ligands in octahedral coordination compounds? (A) dx2-y2 and dx y (B) dz2 and dy z (C) dx z and dx y (D) dx2-y2 and dz2

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

d-subshell has five orbitals, i.e. dx2-y2 ⋅ dz2, dx y' dx z and dy z*. Out of which dx2-y2 and dz2 are directly oriented towards ligands in octahedral coordination compounds because of high electron density in its orbitals.

Q. Which sets of the d- orbitals are directly oriented towards the ligands in octahedral coordination compounds?

$d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{x y}$

$d_{z^{2}}$ and $d_{yz}$

$d_{x z}$ and $d_{x y}$

$d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}}$

$d$ -subshell has five orbitals, i.e. $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}} \cdot d_{z^{2}}, d_{x y^{'}} d_{x z}$ and $d_{y z^{*}}$ .
Out of which $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}}$ are directly oriented towards ligands in octahedral coordination compounds because of high electron density in its orbitals.

Q. Which sets of the d- orbitals are directly oriented towards the ligands in octahedral coordination compounds?

dx2−y2​ and dxy​

dz2​ and dyz​

dxz​ and dxy​

dx2−y2​ and dz2​

d-subshell has five orbitals, i.e. dx2−y2​⋅dz2​,dxy′​dxz​ and dyz∗​. Out of which dx2−y2​ and dz2​ are directly oriented towards ligands in octahedral coordination compounds because of high electron density in its orbitals.

$d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{x y}$

$d_{z^{2}}$ and $d_{yz}$

$d_{x z}$ and $d_{x y}$

$d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}}$

$d$ -subshell has five orbitals, i.e. $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}} \cdot d_{z^{2}}, d_{x y^{'}} d_{x z}$ and $d_{y z^{*}}$ .
Out of which $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}}$ are directly oriented towards ligands in octahedral coordination compounds because of high electron density in its orbitals.