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Orbital energies in the hydrogen atom depend only on n

This type of question, asked 3 times: 30 Jan 2024, 24 Jan 2025, 28 Jan 2025. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    30 Jan 2024

    38
    Given below are two statements: Statement-I: The orbitals having same energy are called as degenerate orbitals. Statement-II: In hydrogen atom, 3p3p and 3 d3\text{ }d orbitals are not degenerate orbitals. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given

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  2. Question 2

    24 Jan 2025

    104
    For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are : (A) 4 s (B) 3px3p_{x} (C) 3dx2−y23d_{x^{2}-y^{2}} (D) 3 dz23{\text{ }d}_{z^{2}} (E) 4pz4p_{z} Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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  3. Question 3

    28 Jan 2025

    116
    Which of the following is/are not correct with respect to energy of atomic orbitals of hydrogen atom? (A) 1 s <2< 2 p <3< 3 d <4< 4 s (B) 1 s<2 s=2p<3 s=3p1\text{ }s < 2\text{ }s = 2p < 3\text{ }s = 3p (C) 1 s<2 s<2p<3 s<3p1\text{ }s < 2\text{ }s < 2p < 3\text{ }s < 3p (D) 1 s<2 s<4 s<3 d1\text{ }s < 2\text{ }s < 4\text{ }s < 3\text{ }d Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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