An orbital is defined as a probability distribution |ψ|² rather than a classical trajectory. What follows from this distinction when interpreting the two lobes of a single p orbital?

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They represent one continuous probability region rather than two destinations

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The electron oscillates rapidly between the lobes along a fixed nodal path

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Each lobe constitutes an independent orbital sharing identical quantum numbers

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Finding an electron in one lobe excludes its probability density in the other

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