{"id":90209,"date":"2025-06-01T10:23:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90209"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:23:03","slug":"the-number-of-angular-and-radial-nodes-for-4d-orbital-is-respectively-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-number-of-angular-and-radial-nodes-for-4d-orbital-is-respectively-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2 and 1&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option3=&#8221;3 and 1&#8243; option4=&#8221;4 and 0&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A) 2 and 1.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nFor an atomic orbital described by the principal quantum number *n* and azimuthal (angular momentum) quantum number *l*:<br \/>\n&#8211; The number of angular nodes is equal to *l*.<br \/>\n&#8211; The total number of nodes is equal to *n* &#8211; 1.<br \/>\n&#8211; The number of radial nodes is the total number of nodes minus the number of angular nodes, i.e., (*n* &#8211; 1) &#8211; *l*.<br \/>\nFor a 4d orbital:<br \/>\n&#8211; Principal quantum number *n* = 4.<br \/>\n&#8211; For a d orbital, the azimuthal quantum number *l* = 2 (s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3).<br \/>\n&#8211; Number of angular nodes = *l* = 2.<br \/>\n&#8211; Number of radial nodes = (*n* &#8211; 1) &#8211; *l* = (4 &#8211; 1) &#8211; 2 = 3 &#8211; 2 = 1.<br \/>\nThe question asks for the number of angular and radial nodes *respectively*.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nAngular nodes are surfaces where the probability of finding the electron is zero, and their shape depends on the value of *l* (e.g., for p orbitals, the angular node is a plane; for d orbitals, there are two angular nodes, often planes or conical surfaces). Radial nodes are spherical surfaces where the radial probability density (probability per unit volume) is zero. The number of radial nodes depends on both *n* and *l*.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2 and 1&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option3=&#8221;3 and 1&#8243; option4=&#8221;4 and 0&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2018 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct answer is A) 2 and 1. For an atomic orbital described by the principal &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-number-of-angular-and-radial-nodes-for-4d-orbital-is-respectively-2\/#more-90209\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1114,1162,1096],"class_list":["post-90209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1114","tag-atomic-structure","tag-chemistry","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A) 2 and 1. For an atomic orbital described by the principal quantum number *n* and azimuthal (angular momentum) quantum number *l*: - The number of angular nodes is equal to *l*. - The total number of nodes is equal to *n* - 1. - The number of radial nodes is the total number of nodes minus the number of angular nodes, i.e., (*n* - 1) - *l*. For a 4d orbital: - Principal quantum number *n* = 4. - For a d orbital, the azimuthal quantum number *l* = 2 (s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3). - Number of angular nodes = *l* = 2. - Number of radial nodes = (*n* - 1) - *l* = (4 - 1) - 2 = 3 - 2 = 1. 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For a 4d orbital: - Principal quantum number *n* = 4. - For a d orbital, the azimuthal quantum number *l* = 2 (s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3). - Number of angular nodes = *l* = 2. - Number of radial nodes = (*n* - 1) - *l* = (4 - 1) - 2 = 3 - 2 = 1. 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For an atomic orbital described by the principal quantum number *n* and azimuthal (angular momentum) quantum number *l*: - The number of angular nodes is equal to *l*. - The total number of nodes is equal to *n* - 1. - The number of radial nodes is the total number of nodes minus the number of angular nodes, i.e., (*n* - 1) - *l*. For a 4d orbital: - Principal quantum number *n* = 4. - For a d orbital, the azimuthal quantum number *l* = 2 (s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3). - Number of angular nodes = *l* = 2. - Number of radial nodes = (*n* - 1) - *l* = (4 - 1) - 2 = 3 - 2 = 1. The question asks for the number of angular and radial nodes *respectively*.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-number-of-angular-and-radial-nodes-for-4d-orbital-is-respectively-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The number of angular and radial nodes for 4d orbital is respectively","og_description":"The correct answer is A) 2 and 1. For an atomic orbital described by the principal quantum number *n* and azimuthal (angular momentum) quantum number *l*: - The number of angular nodes is equal to *l*. - The total number of nodes is equal to *n* - 1. - The number of radial nodes is the total number of nodes minus the number of angular nodes, i.e., (*n* - 1) - *l*. For a 4d orbital: - Principal quantum number *n* = 4. - For a d orbital, the azimuthal quantum number *l* = 2 (s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3). - Number of angular nodes = *l* = 2. - Number of radial nodes = (*n* - 1) - *l* = (4 - 1) - 2 = 3 - 2 = 1. 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For an atomic orbital described by the principal quantum number *n* and azimuthal (angular momentum) quantum number *l*: - The number of angular nodes is equal to *l*. - The total number of nodes is equal to *n* - 1. - The number of radial nodes is the total number of nodes minus the number of angular nodes, i.e., (*n* - 1) - *l*. For a 4d orbital: - Principal quantum number *n* = 4. - For a d orbital, the azimuthal quantum number *l* = 2 (s=0, p=1, d=2, f=3). - Number of angular nodes = *l* = 2. - Number of radial nodes = (*n* - 1) - *l* = (4 - 1) - 2 = 3 - 2 = 1. 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