Q86 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2016

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2016 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Quantum Chemistry · Topic: Hydrogen Atom · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

The number of degenerate spatial orbitals of a hydrogen-like atom with principal quantum number $\mathrm{n}=6$ is

(a)12

(b)6

(c)72

(d)36

Answer

Answer: D ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

The source book printed no answer; this one was worked out and checked — see the explanation.

Explanation

Hydrogen-like degeneracy = n² = 36.

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