Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 7 - Sections 7.1-7.6 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 331: 58

Answer

4p

Work Step by Step

The n number is the number of the orbital, and it increases as you travel further from the nucleus. That makes the 4p orbital farther than the 3p orbital on average.
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