Five d-orbitals have the same energy level in an isolated transition metal are described as
In gaseous ion (one not bonded to any ligands) or an isolated transition metal atom, all five d-orbitals (d\(_{xy}\), d\(_{yz}\), d\(_{xz}\),...) possess the exact same energy level. In quantum chemistry, orbitals that share the same energy are formally defined as degenerate. This symmetry exists because there is no external electric or magnetic field (such as that from approaching ligands) to distinguish the orbitals' orientations relative to one another.
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