Statement-I: The orbitals having same energy are called as degenerate orbitals.

Statement-II: In hydrogen atom, 3p and 3d orbitals are not degenerate orbitals.

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Statement-I: The orbitals having same energy are called as degenerate orbitals.

Statement-II: In hydrogen atom, 3p and 3d orbitals are not degenerate orbitals.

Choose the most appropriate answer:

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Statement-I — True: Degenerate orbitals are defined as orbitals with the same energy.

Statement-II — False: In a hydrogen atom (one-electron system), energy depends only on . Therefore, all orbitals with the same  are degenerate. So 3p and 3d (both ) are degenerate in hydrogen.

(In multi-electron atoms, 3p and 3d have different energies due to shielding, but in H they are degenerate.)

Answer: Option (1) — Statement-I is true but Statement-II is false

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