Molecular Spectroscopy: A Physical Chemists’ perspective

Assignment 8
Choose the correct answer(s) for each question

1.The point group of IF7 is

(a)D6h (b) D5h (c)C6v (d) C5v

2.The number of C2 axis in CCl4 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

3.The S2 operation on a molecule with the axis of rotation as the z axis, moves a nucleus at (x,y,z) to

(a) (-x,-y,z) (b) (x,-y,-z) (c) (-x,y,-z) (d) (-x,-y,-z)

4.For the irreducible representation

E Cn nC2 i h
1 1 -1 -1 -1

The Mulliken notation is

(a) A1u’ (b) A2u’’ (c) B2u’ (d) A2u’

5.The molecule that has an S6 symmetry element is

(a) B2H6 (b) CH4 (c) PH5 (d) SF6

6.The normal modes of vibration for H2Oare

(a) 2A1+B1 (b) 3A1+3E (c) 4A1+5E (d) A1+E

7.The normal modes of vibration for hexachloro palatinate are

(a) T2g+T1u+T2u (b) A1g+3Eg+T2g+2T1u+T2u (c) A1g+Eg+T2g+2T1u+T2u (d) A1g+2Eg+T2g+2T1u+T2u

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