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The following is the character table for the C2v point groupThere are two functions f1 and f2 belonging to A2 and B1 representations, respectively. Th
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The following is the character table for the C2v point group


There are two functions f1 and f2 belonging to A2 and B1 representations, respectively. The correct option for the product of two functions f1 and f2 and the integral ∫f1​f2dτ is

A.

The product belongs to A2 representation and the integral is nonzero.

B.

The product belongs to B2 representation and the integral is zero.

C.

The product belongs to A1 representation and the integral is zero.

D.

The product belongs to B1 representation and the integral is nonzero.

Correct option is B

​The elements of the matrices which constitute the irreducible representations of a group follow ‘the great orthogonality theorem’ which is stated as follows:

​Where

i. The summation R represents the summation of various operations in a group.

ii. 

represents the matrix element Rmn of the matrix R representing Rth symmetry operation of the ith representation of a group.

iii. 

iv. h is the order of a group which is equal to the number of symmetry operations in a group.

v. Ii and Ij are the dimensions of the ith and jth representations (which respectively are equal to the order of the corresponding matrices) of a group.

vi. 

This implies that the sum of the products of the corresponding elements of matrices of the various symmetry operations belonging to two different irreducible representations is zero.

The product of the two functions A2 and B1 are 

The product belongs to B2 representation.

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