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Which outcome occurs when degeneracy is lifted in atomic orbitals?

A)Splitting of energy levels observed
B)Increase in electron spin magnitude
C)Loss of electron orbital symmetry
D)Destabilization of the atomic nucleus

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Lifting degeneracy splits energy levels; because external fields or interactions modify the potential energy, causing different orbitals to have slightly different energies due to perturbation theory. Therefore, energy levels split, rather than changes occurring in spin or nuclear stability, which address different phenomena.

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