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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 D , D , and D<br />

n nv nh<br />

A molecule belongs to D nh if it<br />

has a C n axis and n two fold axes<br />

(C 2) perpendicular to C n as well as<br />

a horizontal mirror plane.<br />

D 2h<br />

D 3h<br />

D 4h<br />

D 5h<br />

D h<br />

D nh<br />

C 2<br />

H H<br />

C<br />

σ h<br />

6<br />

C 2<br />

C<br />

C 4<br />

H H D 2h<br />

C 4<br />

C 2<br />

Cl<br />

Cl<br />

σ h Au<br />

C'<br />

Cl<br />

Cl<br />

2<br />

C 2<br />

D 4h C 2

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