Water C2v

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Water contains one C2 rotation and 2σv 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 σ‎v and σ′v in H2O and the corresponding operations. Both planes cut through the C2 axis.

Pointgroup Flow Chart

Cnv | Cnh | S2n | Cn Pointgroups

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