Which of the following orbitals are degenerate? 3dxy,4dxy,3dz2,3dyz,5dz2

Question

Which of the following orbitals are degenerate? 3dxy,4dxy,3dz2,3dyz,5dz2 (A) 3dxy,3dz2,3dyz (B) 4dxy,3dz2,3dyz (C) 3dz2,3dyz,5dz2 (D) None

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The orbitals which belongs to same subshell and same shell are called degenerate orbitals. (3 dxy , 3 dz2 , 3 dyz) and (4 dxy , 4 dyz , 4 dz2) are the two sets of degenerate orbitals.

Q. Which of the following orbitals are degenerate?
$3 d_{x y}, 4 d_{x y}, 3 d_{z^{2}}, 3 d_{yz}, 5 d_{z^{2}}$

$3 d_{x y}, 3 d_{z^{2}}, 3 d_{yz}$

$4 d_{x y}, 3 d_{z^{2}}, 3 d_{yz}$

$3 d_{z^{2}}, 3 d_{yz}, 5 d_{z^{2}}$

None

The orbitals which belongs to same subshell and same shell are called degenerate orbitals. $(3 d_{x y}, 3 d_{z^{2}}, 3 d_{yz})$ and $(4 d_{x y}, 4 d_{yz}, 4 d_{z^{2}})$ are the two sets of degenerate orbitals.

Q. Which of the following orbitals are degenerate? 3dxy​,4dxy​,3dz2​,3dyz​,5dz2​

3dxy​,3dz2​,3dyz​

4dxy​,3dz2​,3dyz​

3dz2​,3dyz​,5dz2​