In the molecule ClF5, chlorine makes five covalent bonds. Therefore, five of its seven valence electrons need to be unpaired. The orbitals with the same energy are known as degenerate orbitals. For example, the p subshell has three degenerate orbital, namely, px, py, and pz. How many degenerate orbitals are needed to contain seven electrons with five of them unpaired

6 orbitals

Explanation:

Each orbital holds 2 electrons so for 5 of 7 orbitals to have unpaired electrons, five orbitals will have one electron and one orbital will have two electrons making 7 total electrons and 6 total orbitals.

out of these options:

ability to burn paper

pure sodium reacting violently with water

the boiling point of water

helium does not tend to react with anything

i would say this is a physical property:

helium does not tend to react with anything

why? :

i said helium does not tend to react with anything because well, it reacts to ! but ability to burn paper, pure sodium reacting violently with water, & the boiling point of water are chemical or

physical properties: the properties of a substance that can be observed without changing the chemical makeup of the substance

chemical properties: properties of a substance relating to the chemical nature and reactivity of the substance

i believe it is c.) 1575 j.