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All results from a given calculation for Cl2 (Chlorine diatomic)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-919.264368
Energy at 298.15K-919.264305
HF Energy-918.960109
Nuclear repulsion energy74.429167
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 CCSD(T)/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 Σg 507 496        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 253.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 248.0 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ
B
0.22839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 1.027
Cl2 0.000 0.000 -1.027

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 Cl2
Cl12.0546
Cl22.0546

picture of Chlorine diatomic state 1 conformation 1
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