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Symmetry Operation on Product of Functions

In regards to direct product representations, I'm trying to find a proof for: $R(X_iY_j)=R(X_i)R(Y_j)$ Where $R$ is a symmetry operation of a group and $X_i$ and $Y_j$ are members of different basis ...
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Symmetry representations for acetonitrile (CH3CN)

Can anybody share the symmetry labels for acetonitrile ($\ce{CH3CN}$), please? I mean to assign the symmetry labels to orbitals of acetonitrile
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When is it true that more nodes equals higher energy?

Consider all the MOs of some isolated molecule. (It could be a single atom too; I'll use MO to refer to AOs as well.) Number them in increasing order of the number of nodes (node = surface where the ...
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