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Point Groups 2 (Worksheet)

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    Work in groups on these problems. You should try to answer the questions without referring to your textbook. If you get stuck, try asking another group for help.

    Determine the point group assignment for the following:

    ethylene.JPG 12cisdichlorofluoro.JPG
    12transdichloro.JPG 11dichloro.JPG
    dichloromethane.JPG 12cisdichloro.JPG
    N2F2.JPG acetylene
    C3H4Cl2.JPG MoCO5F.JPG
    dichlorobenzene.JPG COD.JPG
    phen.JPG ferrocene.JPG
    \(PtCl_2I_2^{2-}\) (cis and trans) \(XeOF_4\)
    \(AsF_5\) \(PF_3\)
    \(SCl_4\) benzene
    \(BrF_3\) \(S_8\) (crown)
    Staggered ethane \(I_3^-\)
    spiro.JPG acetonitrile.JPG
    \(Mo(CO)_6\) A black cat at its highest symmetry
    \(CS_2\) A three-legged stool
    \(PFCl_2\) A rectangular brick

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