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1 (a) Consider the orbitals of the fluorine atoms in BF$_3$ (D$_{3h}$ point group) as shown in the diagram below. The principal axis of rotation is the z-axis. The y-axis points along the molecular bonds, with the x axis perpendicular to the y-axis. Z F y F B 2p$_y$ X 2p$_x$ F y 2s y X X 2p$_z$ Find the reducible representations for each the fluorine atom orbitals of BF$_3$, namely 2s, 2p$_x$, 2p$_y$ and 2p$_z$ as shown in the diagram above. (22)

          1 (a) Consider the orbitals of the fluorine atoms in BF$_3$ (D$_{3h}$ point group) as shown in the diagram
below. The principal axis of rotation is the z-axis. The y-axis points along the molecular bonds,
with the x axis perpendicular to the y-axis.
Z
F
y
F
B
2p$_y$
X
2p$_x$
F
y
2s
y
X
X
2p$_z$
Find the reducible representations for each the fluorine atom orbitals of BF$_3$, namely 2s, 2p$_x$, 2p$_y$ and
2p$_z$ as shown in the diagram above.
(22)

1 (a) Consider the orbitals of the fluorine atoms in BF3 (D3h point group) as shown in the diagram
below. The principal axis of rotation is the z-axis. The y-axis points along the molecular bonds,
with the x axis perpendicular to the y-axis.
Z
F
y
F
B
2py
X
2px
F
y
2s
y
X
X
2pz
Find the reducible representations for each the fluorine atom orbitals of BF3, namely 2s, 2px, 2py and
2pz as shown in the diagram above.
(22)

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1 (a) Consider the orbitals of the fluorine atoms in BF3 (D3h point group) as shown in the diagram below. The principal axis of rotation is the z-axis. The y-axis points along the molecular bonds, with the x axis perpendicular to the y-axis. Z F y F B 2Py X 2px F y 2s y X X 2pz Find the reducible representations for each the fluorine atom orbitals of BF3, namely 2s, 2px, 2py and 2pz as shown in the diagram above. (22)