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Daily Assignment

Group Theory (2)

1. The symmetry group is C2 for the molecule/ion

(a) H2O (b) H2O2 (c) SO2 (d) NO2–
2. The symmetry element, not belong to NH3 molecule
(1) Inversion (2) C2 (3) C3 (4) v
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 only
3. Total number of symmetry elements present in HCl molecule
(a) 3 (b)  (c) 4 (d) 2
4. The point group C4h belong to
(a) NH3 (b) CHCl = CHCl (c) PtCl42– (d) None of these
5. Molecule which contain centre of symmetry
(a) Ethene (b) XeF4 (c) XeF2 (d) All of these
6. A molecule contain C4 principal axis of symmetry and also contain h plane of symmetry. If the

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point group of the molecule is D4h than molecule contain:
(a) E  C 4  4C2  S8 (b) E  C 4  4C 2  C4 ,  h only

(c) E  C 4   h  4C 2  S4  i  4 (d) None of these

7. According to rules of symmetry there is only one principal axis and many subsidiary axis present
in a molecule, the principal axis is one which is
(a) Parallel to Horizontal Plane (b) Perpendicular to vertical plane
(c) Perpendicular to Horizontal Plane and is of lowest order
(d) Perpendicular to Horizontal Plane and is of Highest order
8. Out of the following molecules which one contains maximum symmetry operations

O O O O

HN NH O NH O S O CH2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
O N O O N O O N O O N O
H H H H
9. Which of the following is correct?

(a) C z2   xz  E (b) C z2   xz  C 2z (c) Cz2   yz   yz (d) Cz2   xz   yz

10. Point of group 1, 2-propadiene is
(a) C2h (b) C2v (c) D2h (d) D2d

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11. The molecule that has an S6 symmetry element is
(a) B2H6 (b) CH4 (c) PH5 (d) SF6
12. The symmetry point group of propyne is
(a) C3 (b) C3v (c) D3 (d) D3d
13. The low temperature (–98ºC) 19F NMR spectrum of SF4 shows doublet of triplets. It is consistent
with the point group symmetry
(a) C3v (b) C4v (c) Td (d) C2v
14. The molecule diborane belongs to the symmetry point group
(a) C2v (b) C2h (c) D2d (d) D2h
15. The point group obtained by adding symmetry operation h to the point group C4 is
(a) S4 (b) C4h (c) D2h (d) D4
16. The molecule that possesses S4 symmetry element is
(a) ethylene (b) allene (c) benzene (d) 1, 3-butadiene
17. The point group symmetry of the given planar shape is

(a) D3h (b) C3 (c) C3h (d) C3v

18. Symmetry operations of the four C2 axes perpendicular to the principal axis belong to the same

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class in the point group (s)
(a) D4 (b) D4d (c) D4h (d) D4h and D4d
19. The point group symmetry of CH2 = C = CH2 is
(a) D2h (b) C2h (c) C2v (d) D2d

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