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All results from a given calculation for NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.433796
Energy at 298.15K-621.434308
HF Energy-621.433796
Nuclear repulsion energy41.268707
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 356 324 48.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 178.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 161.7 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pVDZ
B
0.21138

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.456
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.942

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3978
Cl22.3978

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.647      
2 Cl -0.647      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -9.475 9.475
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.140 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.140 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.483
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.329 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.658
Polar
3z2-r217.316
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.500 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.500 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.298


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 48.552
(<r2>)1/2 6.968