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(a) To which point group does a trigonal bipyramidal XY5 belong? Determine the number and...

(a) To which point group does a trigonal bipyramidal XY5 belong? Determine the number and symmetries of the stretching modes of vibration for this molecule,


(b) The IR spectrum of gaseous PFS exhibits absorptions at 1026 and 944 cm-1. Show that this observation is consistent with your answer to part


(a) How many absorptions would you expect to observe in the Raman spectrum of gaseous PF5 arising from stretching modes?

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