Atomic orbitals: 5g electron density

This page addresses the 5g_z⁴ electron density function. See below for links to images of the electron densities of the other 5g orbitals.

This page displays the electron density of the 5g_z⁴ orbital as a "dot-density" diagram. High density of dots in a region denotes high electron density.

Using Jmol

You can use your mouse to manipulate the "orbital" in the "Jmol" image above.

• Click on the Jmol text in the above diagram to show a popup menu.
• To rotate about the x and y directions, drag mouse around the image
• To rotate about the z direction (which comes out of the screen towards you), hold shift and drag mouse horizontally
• To zoom, hold shift key down and drag mouse vertically
• To reset the image, hold down shift key and double click ony part of the image not containing dots

Links to 5f electron "dot-density" functions

• 5g_z⁴
• 5g_z³x and 5g_z³y
• 5g_z²xy and 5g_{z²(x² - y²)}
• 5g_zx³ and 5g_zy³
• 5g_xy(x²-y²) and 5g_{x⁴ + y⁴}