Methane belongs to the T d group. The reducible representation for the vibrational modes is reducible

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Methane belongs to the Td group. The reducible representation for the vibrational modes is Γ reducible = A1 + E + 2T2.

a. Show that the A1 and T2 representations are orthogonal to each other and to the other representations in the table.

b. What is the symmetry of each of the vibrational modes that gives rise to Raman activity? Are any of the Raman active modes degenerate in energy?

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Physical Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0321812001

3rd edition

Authors: Thomas Engel, Philip Reid

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