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The correct option is (D) None of these because all other statements contain technical inaccuracies

A) Mixing $s$ and $p_y$ orbitals creates hybrid orbitals oriented along the y-axis, whereas the diagram incorrectly shows them on the z-axis.

B) The combination of $s$, $p_x$, and $p_z$ orbitals results in $s{p}^2$ hybrid orbitals lying in the xz-plane, not the xy-plane.

C) For octahedral $s{p}^3{d}^2$ hybridization, only the specific $d_{x^2-y^2}$ and $d_{z^2}$ orbitals are used; "any" two d-orbitals will not result in this geometry.