Department of Chemistry
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Department of Chemistry and Physics |
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Symmetry and Point Groups
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For each of the following, give
the symmetry operations and the point group (flow
chart):
 D2h |
 Cs |
 C2h |
 C2v |
 C2v |
 C2v |
 C2h |
acetylene |
 C2 |
 C4v |
 C2v |
 C2v |
 C2v |
 D5h |
| PtCl2I22- (cis C2v and trans D2h) | XeOF4 C4v (O trans to lone pair) |
| AsF5 D3h | PF3 C3v |
| SCl4 C2v | benzene D6h |
| BrF3 C2v | S8 (crown) D4d |
| Staggered ethane D3d | I3- |
 D2d |
 C3v |
| Mo(CO)6 Oh | A black cat at its highest symmetry Cs |
| CS2 |
A three-legged stool C3v |
| PFCl2 Cs | A rectangular brick D2h |
For the symmetry elements, go to the character table for that point group.