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BITSAT 2019
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2019
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Structure of Atom

BITSAT 2019 · Chemistry · Structure of Atom

In a homonuclear molecule, which of the following set of orbitals...

In a homonuclear molecule, which of the following set of orbitals is degenerated?

Options

  1. Aσ1s\sigma1s and σ2s\sigma2s
  2. Bπ2px\pi2{p}_{x} and π2py\pi2{p}_{y}
  3. Cπ∗2px{\pi}^{*}2{p}_{x} and σ∗2pz{σ}^{*}2{p}_{z}
  4. Dσ2px\sigma2{p}_{x} and σ∗2pz{σ}^{*}2{p}_{z}

Correct answer

B. π2px\pi2{p}_{x} and π2py\pi2{p}_{y}

Step-by-step solution

Orbitals of& equal energy are called degenerated orbitals. Homonuclear molecules are the molecules composed of only one type of element and contain following set of degenerated orbitals:

As, energy of,

σ2s>σ1s\sigma2s > \sigma1s

π2px≈2py\pi2{p}_{x} \approx 2{p}_{y}

π∗2px<σ∗2pz{\pi}^{*}2{p}_{x} < {σ}^{*}2{p}_{z}

σ2px<σ∗2pz\sigma2{p}_{x} < {σ}^{*}2{p}_{z}

Thus, only π2px\pi2{p}_{x} and π2py\pi2{p}_{y} are degenerate orbitals.

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