Degenerate Orbitals

[BKoh_2E]

Are degenerate orbitals just orbitals with the same energy? Is hydrogen the only atom that will have degenerate orbitals because its a one electron system?

[Sid Panda 3A]

Are degenerate orbitals just orbitals with the same energy? Is hydrogen the only atom that will have degenerate orbitals because its a one electron system?

Yes, degenerate orbitals have the same energy in the subshell level. As in, 2s, 2p would be of the same level, but not orbitals in different energy levels. Dr. Lavelle mentioned that one-electron systems are the only systems with degenerate energy levels.

[Isabelle Hales 1J]

Hi. I am a little confused on this topic. I thought Dr. Lavelle used the term "degenerate orbitals" to also refer to Hund's Rule, in which electrons occupy each separate orbital until they have to pair up within the same orbital. Is the term exclusively used to refer to one-electron systems?

[Brett Lieuallen 2A]

Would helium that has lost an electron technically count as a one electron system and thus it would be labelled as degenerate?