INORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2

UNIT 2. INTRODUCTION TO GROUP

THEORY & SYMMETRY

Lecturer: Norgeris Alvarez Lopez

TOPIC : GROUP THEORY AND
SYMMETRY

Practice questions
 DECISION TREE FOR DETERMINING A MOLECULE'S POINT GROUP

Order ∞ or high (24, 48, 120) Order 1 or 2

 Classwork
1. What is a point group?
2. Give an example of a point group.
3. What is the use of point group?
4. Can you say what will be the point group of a linear molecule from the flow chart?
5. Can you say from the flow chart, when C∞v changes to D∞h?
6. State the characteristics of Oh symmetry from the flow chart.
7. Deduce from the flow chart the various symmetry elements that should be present in a
C2v molecule.
8. How will you derive the point group of PCl5?
9. Determine the symmetry group of HCCl3?
10. Determine the symmetry group of SF4.
11. Which particular symmetry operations prevent methane from being chiral?
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