When hybridization involving d-orbitals are considered then all five d-orbitals are…

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Problem

When hybridization involving d-orbitals are considered then all five d-orbitals are not degenerate, rather

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

, and

d_{xy}, d_{yz}, d_{zx}

form two different sets of orbitals and orbitals of appropriate set is involved in the hybridization. In

sp^3d^2

hybridization, which set of d-orbitals is involved? (A)

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

(B)

d_{z^2}, d_{xy}

(C)

d_{xy}, d_{yz}

(D)

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