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A chemist is becoming suspicious here:
So, for visual convenience, the so-called dxy, dxz, dyz, dz2, dx2-y2 orbitals are actually linear combination of eigenfunctions. But chemists have been using the geometric feature of these 'manmade' orbitals to make sense the chemical bonding successfully. If they are not eigenfunctions, or 'real' orbitals, how can such success be justified?
So, for visual convenience, the so-called dxy, dxz, dyz, dz2, dx2-y2 orbitals are actually linear combination of eigenfunctions. But chemists have been using the geometric feature of these 'manmade' orbitals to make sense the chemical bonding successfully. If they are not eigenfunctions, or 'real' orbitals, how can such success be justified?