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The document contains practice questions for a chemistry exam. It asks about symmetry elements and operations, point groups, character tables, and applying concepts like irreducible representations to specific molecules.

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Che 322 Practice Questions 2024

The document contains practice questions for a chemistry exam. It asks about symmetry elements and operations, point groups, character tables, and applying concepts like irreducible representations to specific molecules.

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CHE 322 PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2024 VERISON DR MATSHWELE

1. Define a symmetry element and symmetry operation giving two examples of each [4 marks]
2. Give all the symmetry elements and operations and explain what each means. [10 marks]
3. Considering the following transformations on the water molecule below:

The product of the multiplied operations equitably represents which operation in the C2V
Point group? [ 2 marks]
a) σh and E
b) σv
c) E
d) σv and C2

4. What are the axioms of a group, and what do each of them mean?
5. Construct a group multiplication table for the water molecule. NB. identify symmetry elements
and operations [4 marks], assign the point group [2 marks], and show the multiplication table [6
marks]. [12 marks]
6. Identify all the symmetry elements in the following molecule [ 3 marks each 12 marks]
7. What is the point group of the following molecules: [2 MARKS EACH, 10 MARKS]
4-aminobenzoate

4-nitrobenzoate

Trans- dichloro – 4 picolyl chloride copper (II)


Trans- dichloro – N- LIGAND- copper (II) pz , dyx and dxz

Trans- dichloro – 4 picolyl chloride cobalt (II)


8.

9. C2v E C2 (z) σv(xz) σv(yz)


A1 1 1 1 1 z x2, y2, z2
A2 1 1 -1 -1 Rz xy
B1 1 -1 1 -1 x, Ry xz
B2 1 -1 -1 1 y, Rx yz

Under the C2V point group, which orbitals are symmetric and anti symmetric to the
C2 symmetry operation?

Hint: consider the Mulliken symbols and the quadratic columns in the character table.

10. Consider the irreducible representations of the C2V point group: To which of the
Irreducible representations do the d orbitals belong? Further, find their reducible
representations of motion.

C2V E C2 σ(xz) σ(yz)


A1 1 1 1 1
A2 1 1 -1 -1
B1 1 -1 1 -1
B2 1 -1 -1 1
11. Using the molecule below, find the reducible representations under a C2V point group
and find the reducible representations of motion. Further use the reduction formula to
reduce the reducible representations of motion and find the symmetry lables that
represent them.

C2h E C2 i σ(yx)
Гred ? ? ? ?

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