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?

• A. The d-orbitals whose lobes point directly at the ligands
• B. The d-orbitals whose lobes do not point directly at the ligands
• C. Both sets of d-orbitals will have equal energy
• D. It depends on the type of metal ion