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Comparison of polarizabilities for LSDA/TZVP

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.406    
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.404 7.483 -4.079
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.928 7.483 -3.555
PBr3 Phosphorus tribromide 11.473 14.380 -2.906
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.806 11.370 -2.564
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 15.328 17.886 -2.558
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.851 11.269 -2.419
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.164 17.293 -2.129
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.663 4.610 -1.947
Cl2CS Thiophosgene 7.705 9.573 -1.868
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.558 4.340 -1.783
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 4.398 6.070 -1.671
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.148 4.770 -1.622
BBr3 Boron tribromide 9.930 11.351 -1.420
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 7.026 8.401 -1.374
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.392 3.631 -1.239
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.373 2.515 -1.141
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.397 6.499 -1.102
AsH3 Arsine 4.390 5.468 -1.078
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.457 6.499 -1.042
O3 Ozone 2.176 3.079 -0.904
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.544 7.380 -0.836
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.414 5.186 -0.773
C2H2 Acetylene 2.728 3.487 -0.759
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.647 8.401 -0.753
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 14.898 15.610 -0.712
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.174 3.882 -0.708
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.753 3.460 -0.707
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.642 5.320 -0.678
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.270 2.910 -0.640
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.376 5.015 -0.638
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 6.800 7.410 -0.610
NH3 Ammonia 1.539 2.103 -0.564
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.436 2.998 -0.562
PH3 Phosphine 3.705 4.237 -0.531
F2SO Thionyl Fluoride 3.400 3.927 -0.527
H2O Water 0.982 1.501 -0.519
SiH4 Silane 4.264 4.777 -0.513
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.089 2.593 -0.504
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.226 7.700 -0.474
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.325 2.770 -0.445
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 6.659 7.090 -0.431
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.132 1.562 -0.430
C10H8 naphthalene 16.978 17.400 -0.422
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.831 9.250 -0.418
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.006 2.420 -0.414
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 13.339 13.729 -0.390
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.781 1.160 -0.379
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.134 2.507 -0.374
C4H2 Diacetylene 6.441 6.811 -0.369
HCOOH Formic acid 2.961 3.319 -0.358
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.404 3.754 -0.349
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.292 5.640 -0.348
B2H6 Diborane 4.778 5.115 -0.338
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.523 8.860 -0.337
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.220 2.540 -0.319
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.469 0.787 -0.318
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.733 8.049 -0.316
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.674 5.990 -0.315
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.490 0.800 -0.310
HCOOH Formic acid 3.034 3.319 -0.285
C6H12 hex-1-ene 11.406 11.650 -0.244
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.590 7.830 -0.240
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.481 1.710 -0.229
CH4 Methane 2.226 2.448 -0.222
CO Carbon monoxide 1.740 1.953 -0.213
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.852 8.020 -0.168
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.463 8.620 -0.157
C2H6 Ethane 4.083 4.226 -0.143
C3H7ONO Propyl nitrite 8.369 8.500 -0.131
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.353 0.469 -0.117
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 5.799 5.838 -0.040
GeH4 Germane 4.825 4.770 0.055
C3H8 Propane 5.983 5.921 0.062
C60 Buckminsterfullerene 79.168 79.000 0.168
C10H8 Azulene 18.438 15.520 2.918