Determine the point groups for
a. Cyclohexane (chair conformation)
b. Tetrachloroallene
c.
d. A snowflake
e. Diborane
f. The possible isomers of tribromobenzene
g. A tetrahedron inscribed in a cube in which alternate corners of the cube are also cornersof the tetrahedron.
h.
i. A mountain swallowtail butterfly.
j. The Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, CA
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