WEB TUTORIAL - Group Theory

H₂O Worked Example

It may help to follow this tutorial whilst looking at The Flow Diagram to follow the process of arriving at the point group.

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A C₄ axis denotes a rotation axis with bonds at right angles to one another when looking down the z-axis (as can be seen in BrF₅):

Does water have two or more C₄ axes of rotation?
YES
NO