Chemistry 401

Exercises and Problems are from Shriver & Atkins, 4^th edition. Some textbook examples have additional questions to the linked exercise or problem.

Symmetry and Point Groups

Exercise 7.3

Exercise 7.7

Problem 7.1

1. Determine the point group for the following molecules: a) NH₃; b) SF₆; c) CCl₄; d) H₂C=CH₂; e) H₂C=CF₂. Answers

2. Find the point groups for the following species: SO₄^2–, SO₃, PCl₅, PCl₃, and SiF₆^2–. Answers

3. Find the point group for the following molecules or ions: a) sulfur hexafluoride; b) fac–tribromotrichloroferrate(II) ion; c) tetraamminecopper(II) ion (ignore H atoms); d) decacarbonyldimanganese(0); e) chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)rhodium(I). Answers

4. Find the point group for the following species; a) mer–triamminetrichlorocobalt(III); b) tetracarbonylnickel(0); c) ferrocene. Answers