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Comparison of polarizabilities for MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Units are Å3
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species name calculated experimental difference
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -4.968 1.710 -6.678
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 5.734 9.113 -3.379
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.090 2.910 -1.820
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.662 4.340 -1.678
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 12.903 14.380 -1.476
O3 Ozone 1.909 3.079 -1.170
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 7.586 8.700 -1.114
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 8.510 9.573 -1.063
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.652 6.659 -1.007
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 7.693 8.680 -0.987
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.808 8.749 -0.941
C2H4S Thiirane 6.045 6.910 -0.865
Si2H6 disilane 8.589 9.410 -0.821
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.006 5.824 -0.818
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.748 7.550 -0.802
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.973 4.770 -0.797
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.839 4.610 -0.771
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.874 5.610 -0.736
AsH3 Arsine 4.758 5.468 -0.710
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 9.299 10.002 -0.704
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.689 7.380 -0.691
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.697 6.379 -0.683
CHCl3 Chloroform 7.476 8.129 -0.653
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.731 7.380 -0.649
CH3CCH propyne 4.920 5.550 -0.630
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.006 3.616 -0.610
C4H4O Furan 6.625 7.230 -0.605
As4 Arsenic tetramer 16.712 17.293 -0.581
Br2 Bromine diatomic 5.862 6.431 -0.569
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.064 3.631 -0.567
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.727 7.280 -0.553
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.102 5.650 -0.548
P Phosphorus atom 3.090 3.630 -0.540
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.845 6.379 -0.534
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.884 4.416 -0.531
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.840 6.370 -0.530
C2H4 Ethylene 3.666 4.188 -0.522
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.122 5.640 -0.518
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.140 4.650 -0.510
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.510 5.015 -0.505
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.957 3.460 -0.503
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.856 6.350 -0.494
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.620 5.112 -0.492
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.528 8.020 -0.491
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.669 5.160 -0.491
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.560 4.050 -0.489
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.501 5.990 -0.489
SiH4 Silane 4.292 4.777 -0.486
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.328 2.810 -0.481
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.954 4.431 -0.477
CH2CO Ketene 3.932 4.400 -0.468
C2H2 Acetylene 3.031 3.487 -0.456
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.786 6.240 -0.454
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.112 1.562 -0.450
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.119 1.562 -0.443
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.073 2.515 -0.442
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.357 2.761 -0.403
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.876 6.270 -0.394
C6H6 Benzene 9.568 9.959 -0.392
B2H6 Diborane 4.725 5.115 -0.390
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.387 2.770 -0.382
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.423 4.800 -0.376
NO Nitric oxide 1.323 1.698 -0.375
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.520 3.882 -0.363
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.258 8.620 -0.362
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.735 5.090 -0.355
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.860 3.210 -0.350
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.453 2.801 -0.348
CHONH2 formamide 3.734 4.080 -0.346
CHONH2 formamide 3.734 4.080 -0.345
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.334 6.670 -0.335
NH3 Ammonia 1.770 2.103 -0.333
H2O Water 1.169 1.501 -0.332
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.272 2.593 -0.322
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.678 2.998 -0.319
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.883 5.186 -0.304
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.733 7.020 -0.286
HCOOH Formic acid 3.036 3.319 -0.283
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.014 4.297 -0.283
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.473 3.754 -0.280
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.899 1.160 -0.261
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.293 2.540 -0.247
CH2CCH2 allene 5.448 5.690 -0.242
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.046 4.280 -0.234
HCOOH Formic acid 3.087 3.319 -0.233
C2H6 Ethane 4.020 4.226 -0.207
CO Carbon monoxide 1.763 1.953 -0.190
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.630 0.800 -0.171
CH4 Methane 2.289 2.448 -0.159
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.552 1.710 -0.158
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.499 3.650 -0.151
C3H8 Propane 5.771 5.921 -0.150
PH3 Phosphine 4.091 4.237 -0.145
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.651 0.787 -0.137
CO Carbon monoxide 1.829 1.953 -0.124
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.178 4.278 -0.100
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.413 2.507 -0.094
GeH4 Germane 4.681 4.770 -0.089
Li Lithium atom 24.796 24.330 0.466
Be Beryllium atom 6.164 5.600 0.564
H2+ Hydrogen cation 1.332 0.469 0.862
CaO Calcium monoxide 8.645 2.841 5.804