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Among the following degenerate orbitals are

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a

σ2px,σ2px*

b

σ1s,σ1s*

c

π2px,π2py

d

π2py,π2pz*

answer is C.

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 The increasing order of energies of various molecular orbitals for molecules having greater than 14e- is

 σ1s<σ*1s<σ2s<σ*2s<σ2px<π2py=π2pz<π*2py=π*2pz<σ*2px

The increasing order of energies of various molecular orbitals for molecules having less than or equal to 14e- is,

 σ1s<σ*1s<σ2s<σ*2s<π2py=π2pz<σ2px<π*2py=π*2pz<σ*2px

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Among the following degenerate orbitals are