Question

It is predicted that in the ground states of the period 8 elements, relativistic effects will cause these things to split into versions denoted 1/2 and 3/2. Lawrencium’s predicted unusually high volatility is due to its anomalously low energy for these things. In crystal field theory, these things are denoted “t sub one (-5[1])u.” These things are denoted lowercase omega in Woodward–Hoffmann notation, and the Woodward–Hoffmann rules partially depend on how symmetries affect the signs of their (*) lobes. Instances of these things that haven't undergone hybridization are required for the formation of aromatic compounds. These things correspond to the azimuthal quantum number l (-5[1])(“ell”) equals one, and x, y, and z are used to denote their three versions, allowing them to hold six electrons in total. For 10 points, name these orbitals whose overlaps form pi bonds, which come after s orbitals. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: p orbitals [prompt on atomic orbitals; prompt on orbitals before it is read; reject “molecular orbitals”]
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