orbital question froom destroyer

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Destroyer says "A 3p orbital has 3 spatial orientation". The book says this statement is true.
However, I thought the 3p subshell has 3 spatial orientation, and each 3p orbital is either px, py, or pz.
Please help!

 

[redchesus]

I think it's just poor wording. I think it should read "A 3p orbital has 3 possible spatial orientations."

 

[SmilezZz]

The 3p subshell contains 3 orbitals, each with a different spatial orientation: 3px, 3py, and 3pz.

 

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ah, thank you for the clarification