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Though the five d-orbits are degenerate, the first four d-orbitals are similar to each other in shape whereas the fifth d-orbital is different from others. What is the name of the fifth orbital?

A

d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}

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B

d_{z}^{2}

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C

d_{x z}

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D

d_{x y}

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Solution

The correct option is B $d_{z}^{2}$
The five d-orbitals are $d_{x y}, d_{y z}, d_{z x}, d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}, d_{Z^{2}}$
and have shapes as given in the figure. It is clear that $d_{Z^{2}}$ -orbital has one lobe along z-axis and donut-shape electron ring while all other d-orbitals have two dumbells.

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