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.

Consider water:

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Linear molecules have all bond angles at 180° such as CO₂. This also means they have a (C-infinity) rotation plane.

Non-linear molecules do not possess this (e.g. hydrogen peroxide).

Is water a linear molecule?
YES
NO