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Number of mirror planes in molecules..
« on: December 31, 2008, 09:48:36 AM »
Can someone explain to me how SF6 has 9 mirror planes?

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Re: Number of mirror planes in molecules..
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2008, 12:26:20 PM »
What's the shape of the molecule?

How many can you see, and where are they?
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Re: Number of mirror planes in molecules..
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2008, 06:20:19 PM »
Well, for a start its an octahedral molecule. And i can see all the mirror planes in line with all the bonds (3) then the mirror in the plane of the whole molecule (1) and then the mirror plane between each bond of the middle 4 bonds (2). so i can see 6 all together. Where are the other 3?!
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