The orbitals are called degenerate when

Question

The orbitals are called degenerate when (A) they have the same wave functions (B) they have the same wave functions but different energies (C) they have different wave functions but same energy (D) they have the same energy

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The orbitals having the same energy energy but different in orientation, are called degenerate orbitals. e.g.

3 d

-orbital,

1 = 2, m = - 2, - 1, 0, + 1, + 2

,
i.e. there are five different orientations represented by

d_{x y}, d_{yz}, d_{z x}, d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}

and

d_{z^{2}}

.

Q. The orbitals are called degenerate when

they have the same wave functions

they have the same wave functions but different energies

they have different wave functions but same energy

they have the same energy

The orbitals having the same energy energy but different in orientation, are called degenerate orbitals. e.g. 3d-orbital, 1=2,m=−2,−1,0,+1,+2, i.e. there are five different orientations represented by dxy​,dyz​,dzx​,dx2−y2​ and dz2​.

The orbitals having the same energy energy but different in orientation, are called degenerate orbitals. e.g. $3 d$ -orbital, $1 = 2, m = - 2, - 1, 0, + 1, + 2$ ,
i.e. there are five different orientations represented by $d_{x y}, d_{yz}, d_{z x}, d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ and $d_{z^{2}}$ .