Shouldn't the answer be D (Both A and B) because a 3p orbital has only 1 spatial orientation, but has 3 possibilities?
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The p subshell contains 3 orbitals. Each orbital will be in a different spatial orientation. That means the 3p orbital will have 3 spatial orientations. Hope that helps.
