Symmetry and Group Theory (CHMS3202)
BSc, Chemistry - CHMS
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2017
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA Dept of Chemistry
CHM 3102 2017 Symmetry and Group Theory in Chemistry
CA TEST 2
Ql. Determine the symmetry elements for the following compounds:
(a) NH
2
Cl
(b) Carbonate ion CO
(c) Trans-dichloroethene C
2
H
2
Cl
2
(d) NCl
3
Q2. From your answers in Ql: Determine the symmetry operations generated
by the symmetry elements you have identified in Ql above for each molecule.
Q3. What is a point group? Determine the molecular point group for each of
the molecules in Ql. Then obtain the multiplication table for the symmetry
operations for the molecule C
2
H
2
Cl
2
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