alleryStart learning →The two types of node visible in atomic orbital diagrams are angular nodes and:
ADiagonal nodes
BRadial nodes
CLinear nodes
DSpiral nodes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Radial nodes
1. Orbital pictures show the places where the electron probability falls to zero.
2. There are two types of nodes visible in those pictures.
3. They are radial nodes, which appear as circles, and angular nodes, which appear as radii.
4. The count of each kind follows from the orbital's quantum numbers.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements', sections 6.1-6.5_
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