For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are : (A) 4 s (B) 3 p x (C) 3 d x 2 -y 2 (D) 3 d z 2 (E) 4 p z Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Chemistry · Chemical Bonding

JEE Main 2025 — 24 January, Evening Shift — Question 27

For hydrogen atom, the orbital/s with lowest energy is/are :

(A) 4 s

(B) $3 p_{x}$

(D) $3 \mathrm{~d}_{\mathrm{z}^{2}}$

(E) $4 p_{z}$

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

In hydrogen atom the orbitals in a shell are degenerate means energy depends only on ' $n$ '

$\therefore \mathrm{E}_{3 \mathrm{p}_{x}}=\mathrm{E}_{3 \mathrm{~d}_{x^{2}-y^{2}}}=\mathrm{E}_{3 \mathrm{~d}_{z^{2}}}$

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