Inorganic Chemistry
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321811059
Author: Gary L. Miessler, Paul J. Fischer, Donald A. Tarr
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.11P
Determine the point groups of the molecules in the following end-of-chapter problems fromChapter 3:
a. Problem 3.40
b. Problem 3.41
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