Water C₂v

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Water contains one C₂ rotation and 2σ_v planes.

An H₂O molecule may be rotated through any angle about the bisector of the HOH bond angle, but only a rotation of 180° (the C₂ operation) leaves it apparently unchanged. The two vertical mirror planes σ‎_v and σ′_v in H₂O and the corresponding operations. Both planes cut through the C₂ axis.

Pointgroup Flow Chart

C_nv | C_nh | S_2n | C_n Pointgroups