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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

what is the real name of t2g( triply degenerate) nd eg(double degenerate)

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14 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Gaurav
11 Years ago
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"e" refers to doubly degenerate orbitals.It consists of two d-orbitals.
"t" refers to triply degenerate levels orbitals. It consists of three d-orbitals. Degenerate means having same energy. They derive from group theory.

The "g" tells you that the orbitals are gerade (german for even) - they have the same symmetry with respect to the inversion centre.