Q63 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2017

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2017 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Group Theory · Topic: Character Tables · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium

For a point group, an incomplete character table is given below with one irreducible representation missing
E$2\mathrm{C_3}$$3\sigma$
$\mathrm{A_1}$111
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E2-10
The Mulliken symbol and characters of the missing representation are
(a)$\mathrm{A}^{\prime}{ }_{1}$ 1-1 1
(b)$\mathrm{B}_{1}-11-1$
(c)$\mathrm{A}_{2}$ 11-1
(d)$\mathrm{B}_{2} 1-11$
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
The table is C₃v, so the missing irreducible representation is A₂ with characters 1, 1, −1 (c).

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