ABC26IN0056 · Chemical Bonding

Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Chemical Bonding · Topic: Chemical Bonding – General · Exam: CSIR-NET JUNE 2012 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The size of the d orbitals in Si, P, S and Cl follows the order.
(a)$\mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{S}>\mathrm{P}>\mathrm{Si}$
(b)$\mathrm{Cl}>\mathrm{P}>\mathrm{S}>\mathrm{Si}$
(c)P $>$ S $>$ Si $>$ Cl
(d)Si $>$ P $>$ S $>$ Cl
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
Size of d-orbitals decrease with decrease in size of element. The decreasing order of size is Si > P > S > Cl. Therefore decreasing order of size of d-orbitals is Si > P > S > Cl.

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