In the case of the C2v, the multiplication table is symmetric, hence the group is abelian right? But is that true for any pointgroup in general?
No, not all point groups are Abelian.Some pairs of symmetry operations commute. All of the symmetry operations in C2v are commutative, as you point out. But if there is a Cn axis with n>2 there will be some noncommuting symmetry operations
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In the case of the C2v, the multiplication table is symmetric, hence the group is abelian right? But is that true for any pointgroup in general?
No, not all point groups are Abelian.
Some pairs of symmetry operations commute. All of the symmetry operations in C2v are commutative, as you point out. But if there is a Cn axis with n>2 there will be some noncommuting symmetry operations
@@PhysicalChemistry I see, many thanks 👍
Thank you sir
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