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Lecture 34: Symmetry Elements The material in this lecture ... - Cobalt

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Symmetry</strong> Classification of Molecules<br />

<strong>The</strong> groups C n,<br />

C nv , and C nh<br />

A molecule belongs to C nv if it<br />

has a C n axis and n vertical<br />

mirror planes<br />

C nv<br />

cone<br />

C<br />

C C 4v<br />

C 5v<br />

C6v<br />

C ∞v<br />

2v<br />

3v<br />

NH 3<br />

C 3v<br />

H 2 O C2v<br />

CO<br />

Heteronuclear<br />

diatomics are<br />

C ∞v

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