Linearly polarized light can be assigned a specific irreducible representation of a symmetry point group. If the electronic ground state of benzene has
Interpretation:
The symmetry label(s) of allowed excited electronic states for the electronic ground state of benzene as
Concept introduction:
The electronic transitions should have a nonzero transition moment, given by the expression shown below.
Answer to Problem 15.1E
The symmetry label of allowed excited state for the
Explanation of Solution
The electronic ground state of benzene has
The character table for point group
The representations of
The representations of
The symmetry label of allowed excited state for the
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