Consider the molecule F2C=CF2 (point group D2h), and take it as lying in the xy-plane, with x directed along the C–C bond. (a) Consider a basis formed from the four 2pz orbitals from the fluorine atoms: show that the basis spans B1u, B2g, B3g, and Au. (b) By applying the projection formula to one of the 2pz orbitals, generate the SALCs with the indicated symmetries.

Consider the molecule F2C=CF2 (point group D2h), and take it as lying in the xy-plane, with x directed along the C–C bond. (a) Consider a basis formed from the four 2pz orbitals from the fluorine atoms: show that the basis spans B1u, B2g, B3g, and Au. (b) By applying the projection formula to one of the 2pz orbitals, generate the SALCs with the indicated symmetries.

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Chapter13: Introduction To Symmetry In Quantum Mechanics

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Problem 13.36E: Determine if the following species have permanent dipole moments. a Dichloromethane, CH2Cl2 b...

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