Question

draw the shape of 3dz2 orbital. does it have electron probability in z-direction only?​

Answer 1

Answer:

3dz2 orbital is spherically symmetrical. 

Explanation:

There are 5d orbitals, and they all have complex geometry. Out of the five orbitals, the three (dXY,dYZ,dXZ) project in between the axis and the other two dZ2 and  dX2−dY2 lie along the axis.

Only s orbitals are spherically symmetric.