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Those whose lobes point directly at the ligands or those whose lobes do not–which set of d-orbitals will have higher energy when ligands approach a central metal ion?
The d-orbitals whose lobes point directly at the ligands
The d-orbitals whose lobes do not point directly at the ligands
Both sets of d-orbitals will have equal energy
It depends on the type of metal ion