Atomic orbitals: 5g electron density

This page addresses the 5g_zx³ and 5g_zy³ electron density functions. They are identical in appearance and differ only in direction. See below for links to images of the electron densities of the other 5g orbitals.

This page displays the electron density of the 5g_zx³ 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}