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HCOOH Formic acid

Planar · point group Cs · order 2

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Point group
Cs — A single mirror plane and nothing else.
Order
2
Operations
E, σ
Shape
Planar
Atoms
5 (C, O × 2, H × 2)

Symmetry elements of HCOOH

  • σ — the plane of the molecule

Structure

  • C=O 1.20 Å, C–O 1.34 Å, O–H 0.97 Å
  • O=C–O 125°
  • The whole molecule is planar
Formic acid (HCOOH) — Cs symmetry elements
Formic acid: symmetry elements of the Cs point group

Other Cs molecules

HOClHypochlorous acidNOClNitrosyl chlorideNH₂ClChloramineHNO₂ (trans)Nitrous acid, transSOCl₂Thionyl chlorideCH₂=CBrCl1-Bromo-1-chloroetheneCH₃OHMethanolCH₂=CHClVinyl chlorideCH₃CHOAcetaldehyde

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