For an orbital,a node is
A)the midpoint of the orbital.
B)a surface inside which there is a 90% chance of finding the electron.
C)a surface where there is a maximum probability of finding the electron.
D)a surface where there is no chance of finding the electron.

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A node is actually a surface where the probability of finding an electron is zero. Nodes occur where the wave function of the electron changes sign. The number of nodes corresponds to the principal quantum number "n" for that orbital.

For an Orbital,a Node Is