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Group Theory (6)

1. The character table of C3v point group is provided below, along with an additional reducible repre-
sentation, 
E 2C3 3v

A1 1 1 1

A2 1 1 –1

E 2 –1 0

 6 0 2

 is given by

2. CHEM ACADEMY
(a) A1 + A2 + 2E (b) 2A1 + 2E (c) 2A2 + 2E (d) 2A1 + 2A2 + E
For H2O molecule, the electronic transition from the ground state to an excited state of B1 symme-
try is
C2v E C2 v v´

A1 1 1 1 1 z, z 2 ,x 2 ,y 2

A2 1 1 –1 –1 xy

B1 1 –1 1 –1 x, xz

B2 1 –1 –1 1 y, yz

(a) Not allowed (b) allowed with x polarization

(c) allowed with y polarisation (d) allowed with z polarisation
3. The pair of symmetry points groups that are associated with only polar molecules is
(a) C2v , Dh (b) C3v , C2h (c) D 2h , Td (d) C 2v , Cv
4. The Td point group has 24 elements and 5 classes. Given that it has two 3-dimensional irreducible
representation, the number of one dimensional irreducible representation is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3

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Common data for Q. 5 and Q. 6
Character table for point group C2v is given below:
C2v E C2  y (xz) y (yz)
2 2 2
A1 1 1 1 1 z x ,y ,z

A2 1 1 –1 –1 Rz xy

B1 1 –1 1 –1 x, Ry xz

B2 1 –1 –1 1 y, Rx yz

5. The reducible representation corresponding to the three dimensional degrees of freedom,  u´ is

(a) 3, 1, 1, 1 (b) 3, –1, 1, 1 (c) 3, –1, –1, –1 (d) 3, 1, –1, –1
6. The asymmetric stretching mode of the H2O is shown below. The molecular plane is yz and the
symmetry axis of H2O is z.
The vibration transforms as the irreducible representation
(a) A1 (b) B1 (c) A2 (d) B2
7. Symmetry operations of the four C2 axes perpendicular to the principal axis belong to the same
class in the point group (s)
(a) D4 (b) D4d (c) D4h (d) D4h and D4d
8. The number and symmetry type of normal modes of vibration of H2O are

9.
CHEM ACADEMY
(a) 3 and 2A1 + B2 (b) 3 and 2A1 + A2 (c) 3 and 2A1 + B1 (d) 4 and 3A1 + B2
The orbital   1sH A  1s HB of water belongs to the irreducible representation
(a) A1 (b) B1 (c) A2 (d) B2
10. A molecule has a 2-fold axis and a mirror plane perpendicular to that. The point group must have a
(a) C2 axis (b) Centre of inversion
(c) h plane (d) v plane
11. Given the character table of the point group C3v.
E 2C3 3v

A1 1 1 1 z

A2 1 1 –1

E 2 –1 0 (x,y)

Consider the reducible representation, 

E 2C3 3v

 6 3 0

Its reducible components are

(a) E + 2A1 + 2A2 (b) 2E + A1 + A2 (c) 3A1 + 3A2 (d) E2 + 2A1

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12. Refer to the character table of the point group C3v given above. Find which of the following transi-
tion is forbidden.

(a) a1 
 a1 (b) a1 
e (c) a 2 
e (d) a1 
a2
13. The character table of the C2v point group is given below:
C2v E C2 v 'v

A1 1 1 1 1

A2 1 1 –1 –1

B1 1 –1 1 –1

B2 1 –1 –1 1

The two function 1  p1  2p2  2P3  p 4 and 2  2p1  p 2  P3  2p4 (where pk is the p-orbital
on the kth atom of cis-butadiene and v is the molecular plane) belong to
(a) A1 and A2 respectively (b) Both A2
(c) Both B2 (d) B1 and B2 respectively.
14. If the displacement vectors of all atoms in cis-butadiene are taken as the basis vectors the charac-
ters of the reducible representation of E, C2, v (molecular plane) and 'v are

15.
CHEM ACADEMY
(a) 30, 10, 30, 0 (b) 30, 0, 10, 0
Among the following, the correct statement is
(c) 30, 20, 0, 0 (d) 30, 0, 20, 0

(a) The number of irreducible representations is equal to classes of symmetry operations.

(b) The number of irreducible representations is equal to the order of the symmetry point group.
(c) The irreducible representations contained in any point group are always of one dimension.
(d) A symmetry point group may not contain a totally symmetric irreducible representation.
16. The normal mode of ethylene represented, by the figure below, is

H H

H H

(a) Only IR active (b) Only Raman active

(c) both IR and Raman active (d) neither IR nor Raman active
17. The pair that contains a spherical top and a symmetric top, among the following, is
(a) CH4, CH2Cl2 (b) CH2Cl2, CH3Cl (c) CH3Cl, CH4 (d) CH4 C(CH3)4

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18. A part of the character table of a point group (of order 4) is given below.
E X1 X2 X3

1 1 1 1 1

2 1 –1 1 –1

3 1 –1 –1 1

4 ? ? ? ?

The four characters of  4 are, respectively

(a) 1, 1, –1, –1 (b) 2, 0, 0, 1 (c) 1, i, i, 1 (d) 1, –i, i, –1
19. For a point group, an incomplete character table is given below with one irreducible representation
missing
E 2C3 3 v

A1 1 1 1

- - - -

E 2 –1 0
CHEM ACADEMY
The Mulliken symbol and character of the missing representation are

(a) A 1' 1 –1 1

(b) B1 1 –1 –1

(c) A2 1 1 –1

(d) B2 1 –1 1

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20. Given below is a specific vibrational mode of BCl3 with  and  denoting movements of the
respective atoms above the below the plane of the molecule respectively. The irreducible represen-
tation of the vibrational mode and its IR / Raman activity are

D3h E 2C3 3C2 h 2S3 3v

A1 1 1 1 1 1 1 x 2  y 2 ,z 2

A2 1 1 –1 1 1 –1 Rz

E´ 2 –1 0 2 –1 0 (x, y) (x 2  y 2 , xy)

A1" 1 1 1 –1 –1 –1

A"2 1 1 –1 –1 –1 1 Z

E" 2 –1 0 –2 1 0 (R x ,R y ) (xz, yz)

Cl

B
Cl
CHEM ACADEMY
Cl

(a) A '2 ; neither IR nor raman active (b) E´; both IR and Raman active

(c) A1' ; Raman active (d) A"2 ; IR active

21. The compound N2F2 has two isomers. Choose the correct option from the following
(a) both isomers possess v plane (b) both isomers possess h plane

(c) one isomer has a h plane while the other has a v plane

(d) none of them have a h plane

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