What is the meaning of degenerate orbitals?
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Degenerate orbitals are a good example of the nature of the atom and electrons in space. Electrons move around within an orbital, as if on an invisible three-dimensional track, with quantum waves arranged in concentric circles. As more and more electrons are introduced into the system, they fill up lower energy states near the nucleus until all these states have been filled. From then on, they can only be accommodated by adding them to higher levels – that is to say, sets of tracks further out from the nucleus. The first set has room for two electrons because each electron requires its own time slot on its own ring (so-called “orthogonal” orbits).
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