The degenerate orbitals of are:

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The degenerate orbitals of  are:

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Strategy:
 Degenerate orbitals are those that have exactly the same energy level. In an octahedral field, the d-orbitals split into two degenerate sets.

Step 1: Analyze the splitting
 is an octahedral complex.
The five 3d orbitals split into:
1.  set (lower energy): , , . These three are degenerate.
2.  set (higher energy): , . These two are degenerate.

Step 2: Pick from the options
We look for an option that pairs orbitals belonging to the identical energetic set.
 and  both belong to the  se

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