Introduction into the
Symmetry of Molecules

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All mirror planes are inverse to itself: ( s ) -1 = s , because it applies always ss = E. the same applies to E, because of EE = E. the inverse (C 3 2 ) to -1 to C 3 2 is C 3 , there C 3 2 C 3 = E (generally applies (C n m ) -1 = C n Nm ).
We saw thus that the four group axioms are fulfilled; the six symmetry operations form a group of the order 6. The group is not commutative, because it applies e.g..

s v (1) C 3 is unequally C 3 s v (1) ,
because s v (1) C 3 = s v (2) and C 3 s v (1) = s v (3)

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