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  2. Molecular symmetry - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, molecular symmetry describes the symmetry present in molecules and the classification of these molecules according to their symmetry. Molecular symmetry is a fundamental concept in chemistry, as it can be used to predict or explain many of a molecule's chemical properties , such as whether or not it has a dipole moment , as well ...

  3. Symmetry of diatomic molecules - Wikipedia

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    Molecular symmetry in physics and chemistry describes the symmetry present in molecules and the classification of molecules according to their symmetry. Molecular symmetry is a fundamental concept in the application of Quantum Mechanics in physics and chemistry, for example it can be used to predict or explain many of a molecule's properties, such as its dipole moment and its allowed ...

  4. List of character tables for chemically important 3D point groups

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    This lists the character tables for the more common molecular point groups used in the study of molecular symmetry. These tables are based on the group-theoretical treatment of the symmetry operations present in common molecules, and are useful in molecular spectroscopy and quantum chemistry. Information regarding the use of the tables, as well ...

  5. Chirality (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Chirality is a symmetry property, not a property of any part of the periodic table. Thus many inorganic materials, molecules, and ions are chiral. Quartz is an example from the mineral kingdom. Such noncentric materials are of interest for applications in nonlinear optics.

  6. Tetrahedral molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    In a tetrahedral molecular geometry, a central atom is located at the center with four substituents that are located at the corners of a tetrahedron. The bond angles are arccos (− ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ ) = 109.4712206...° ≈ 109.5° when all four substituents are the same, as in methane ( CH 4 ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as well as its heavier analogues .

  7. Point groups in three dimensions - Wikipedia

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    D nh is the symmetry group for a "regular" n-gonal prism and also for a "regular" n-gonal bipyramid. D nd is the symmetry group for a "regular" n-gonal antiprism, and also for a "regular" n-gonal trapezohedron. D n is the symmetry group of a partially rotated ("twisted") prism. The groups D 2 and D 2h are noteworthy in that there is no special ...

  8. Trigonal planar molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    Structure of boron trifluoride, an example of a molecule with trigonal planar geometry.. In chemistry, trigonal planar is a molecular geometry model with one atom at the center and three atoms at the corners of an equilateral triangle, called peripheral atoms, all in one plane. [1]

  9. Pentagonal bipyramidal molecular geometry - Wikipedia

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    Structure of iodine heptafluoride, an example of a molecule with the pentagonal-bipyramidal coordination geometry. In chemistry, a pentagonal bipyramid is a molecular geometry with one atom at the centre with seven ligands at the corners of a pentagonal bipyramid. A perfect pentagonal bipyramid belongs to the molecular point group D 5h.