Question

The number of radial nodes and angular nodes for d-orbital can be represented as
A. (n - 2) radial nodes + 1 angular node = (n - 1) total nodes
B. (n - 1) radial nodes + 1 angular node = (n - 1) total nodes
C. (n - 3) radial nodes + 2 angular node = (n - l - 1) total nodes
D. (n - 3) radial nodes + 2 angular node = (n - 1) total nodes

Answer 1

Correct Answer - D
Total number of nodes = n - 1
For d-orbital, radial nodes = n - l - 1 = n - 3 and there are 2 angular nodes.