Relative to the average energy in the spherical crystal field, the eg orbitals in octahedral field is

Options

A. raised by `(2//5)Delta_0`
B. lowered by `(2//5) Delta_0`
C. rạised by `(3//5) Delta_0`
D. lowered by `(3//5) Delta_0`

Answer

C

Explanation

`e_g` orbitals `(d_(z^2), d_(x^2 - y^2))` have higher energies by `(3//5) Delta_0`.