Which statement describing the splitting of metal d-orbitals in an octahedral field is not correct?
A) The d orbitals are split into two energy levels.
B) One energy level is three-fold degenerate.
C) One energy level is two-fold degenerate.
D) The dxy, dxz, and dyz orbitals have the lowest energy.
E) Photons cannot produce electronic transitions from one energy level to another.
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