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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G**

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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-622.560045
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-622.560045
Nuclear repulsion energy41.207371
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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
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 342 327 58.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 171.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 163.5 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.457
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.943

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3993
Cl22.3993

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
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