Q68 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2017

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2017 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Group Theory · Topic: Symmetry Elements Point Groups · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

$\mathrm{N_2O}$ molecule belongs to the point group
(a)$\mathrm{D}_{\infty \mathrm{h}}$
(b)$\mathrm{C}_{\infty \mathrm{h}}$
(c)$\mathrm{C}_{2 \mathrm{v}}$
(d)$\mathrm{S_2}$ Table 1
$D_{2h}$E$C_2(z)$$C_2(y)$$C_2(x)$i$\sigma(xy)$$\sigma(xz)$
$A_g$1111111
$B_{1g}$11-1-111-1
$B_{2g}$1-11-11-11
$B_{3g}$1-1-111-1-1
$A_u$1111-1-1-1
$B_{1u}$11-1-1-1-11
$B_{2u}$1-11-1-11-1
$B_{3u}$1-1-11-111
Answer
Answer: B ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

The source book printed no answer; this one was worked out and checked — see the explanation.

Explanation
N₂O is linear but unsymmetrical (N–N–O), so it has a C∞ axis and σ_v planes but no centre of inversion: C∞v.

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