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III.G.11.

Comparison of polarizabilities for LSDA/6-31+G**

species name calculated experimental difference
NaLi lithium sodium 31.224 39.999 -8.776
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.530 5.610 -1.080
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.688 3.631 -0.942
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.489 4.416 -0.927
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.611 2.515 -0.903
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.664 7.550 -0.886
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 9.196 10.002 -0.806
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.423 3.200 -0.777
C2H2 Acetylene 2.891 3.487 -0.595
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.779 6.370 -0.592
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.170 4.740 -0.571
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.157 5.640 -0.483
C2H4 Ethylene 3.708 4.188 -0.480
CFCl3 Trichloromonofluoromethane 7.474 7.931 -0.457
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.672 5.112 -0.440
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.724 5.160 -0.436
H2O Water 1.083 1.501 -0.418
NH3 Ammonia 1.690 2.103 -0.413
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.362 2.770 -0.407
HD Deuterium hydride 0.396 0.791 -0.395
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.396 0.787 -0.391
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.607 2.998 -0.390
D2 Deuterium diatomic 0.396 0.783 -0.387
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.524 2.910 -0.386
CH4 Methane 2.103 2.448 -0.345
C5H5N Pyridine 9.169 9.493 -0.324
C2H6 Ethane 3.907 4.226 -0.319
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.240 2.540 -0.300
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.464 3.754 -0.289
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.810 3.081 -0.270
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.294 1.562 -0.268
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.267 2.507 -0.240
NO Nitric oxide 1.465 1.698 -0.234
C6H5F Fluorobenzene 9.979 10.200 -0.221
HCOOH Formic acid 3.159 3.319 -0.160
CO Carbon monoxide 1.820 1.953 -0.133
CH2CCH2 allene 5.563 5.690 -0.127
C3H8 Propane 5.795 5.921 -0.127
CF4 Carbon tetrafluoride 2.701 2.824 -0.123
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.589 1.710 -0.122
C6H14 Hexane 11.350 11.447 -0.097
C5H12 Pentane 9.488 9.579 -0.091
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.600 7.688 -0.088
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.639 7.688 -0.049
CH3NHCH3 Dimethylamine 5.439 5.447 -0.009
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.143 6.096 0.046
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.371 4.278 0.093
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.577 3.219 0.358
N(CH3)3 Trimethylamine 7.530 7.076 0.455
Be Beryllium atom 6.397 5.600 0.797