Q108 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2011

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2011 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Group Theory · Topic: Reducible Representations · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

Given the character table of the point group $\mathrm{C}_{3 \mathrm{V}}$
E$2 \mathrm{C}_{3}$$3 \sigma_{\mathrm{v}}$
$\mathrm{A}_{1}$111Z
$\mathrm{A}_{2}$11-1
E2-10(x,y)
Consider the reducible representation, $\Gamma$
E$2 \mathrm{C}_{3}$$3 \sigma_{\mathrm{v}}$
Г630
Its irreducible components are
(a)$\mathrm{E}+2 \mathrm{A}_{1}+2 \mathrm{A}_{2}$
(b)$2 \mathrm{E}+\mathrm{A}_{1}+\mathrm{A}_{2}$
(c)$3 \mathrm{A}_{1}+3 \mathrm{A}_{2}$
(d)2E + 2A
Answer
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Explanation
Γ = (6, 3, 0): n(A₁) = (6 + 2×3 + 0)/6 = 2; n(A₂) = (6 + 6 − 0)/6 = 2; n(E) = (12 − 6 + 0)/6 = 1. Γ = 2A₁ + 2A₂ + E.

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