Q.
Out of the following pairs of electrons, identify the pairs of electrons present in degenerate orbitals.
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a
(i) n=3,l=1,ml=−1,ms=−12 (ii) n=3,l=2,ml=−1,ms=−12
b
(i) n=3,l=1,ml=1,ms=+12 (ii) n=3,l=2,ml=1,ms=+12
c
(i) n=4,l=1,ml=1,ms=+12 (ii) n=3,l=2,ml=L,ms=+12
d
(i) n=3,l=2,ml=+2,ms=−12 (ii) n=3,l=2,ml=+2,ms=+12
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
Degenerate orbitals means the orbitals of the same subshell of the same main shell, i.e. their n and l values should be same for both the given sets:Thus, 3dx2−y2 and 3dx2−y2 represents pair of degenerate orbitals.
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