Past exam of the chemistry A course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / Paper 1 / A5 / c / iii

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Solution

One quantum in an

E_{2 g}

normal mode gives an

E_{2 g}

vibrational pair. The electronic factor is

B_{2 u}

, hence

Γ_{final} = B_{2 u} \otimes E_{2 g} = E_{1 u} .

This follows by multiplying the characters of the two group representations. In particular, multiplication of

E_{2}

by

B_{2}

produces

E_{1}

in the hexagonal group, and the inversion parities multiply as

u \times g = u

. The resulting vibronic state is twofold degenerate.

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