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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.055 9.113 -3.058
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 0.064 1.710 -1.646
K Potassium atom 42.112 43.400 -1.288
CS2 Carbon disulfide 8.135 8.749 -0.614
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.818 8.401 -0.582
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.150 8.700 -0.550
Si2H6 disilane 8.902 9.410 -0.507
C2H4S Thiirane 6.428 6.910 -0.481
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.398 5.824 -0.426
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.234 6.659 -0.426
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.126 7.550 -0.424
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.300 7.700 -0.400
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.470 8.860 -0.390
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.244 5.610 -0.366
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.277 5.640 -0.363
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.577 9.930 -0.353
SiH4 Silane 4.450 4.777 -0.327
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.703 8.020 -0.317
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.844 5.160 -0.316
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.805 5.112 -0.307
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.126 4.431 -0.305
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.077 7.380 -0.302
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.318 3.616 -0.297
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.389 8.680 -0.291
CH3CCH propyne 5.259 5.550 -0.291
AsH3 Arsine 5.196 5.468 -0.272
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.369 3.631 -0.261
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.119 6.379 -0.260
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.511 4.770 -0.259
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.121 7.380 -0.259
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.093 6.350 -0.257
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.522 2.770 -0.248
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.803 4.050 -0.247
H2O Water 1.259 1.501 -0.242
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.523 2.761 -0.237
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.380 4.610 -0.230
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.232 3.460 -0.228
B2H6 Diborane 4.887 5.115 -0.228
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.700 2.910 -0.210
C2H4 Ethylene 3.979 4.188 -0.209
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.212 4.416 -0.204
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 3.008 3.210 -0.202
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.593 0.787 -0.195
CH2CO Ketene 4.217 4.400 -0.183
NH3 Ammonia 1.928 2.103 -0.175
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.066 6.240 -0.174
C2H2 Acetylene 3.329 3.487 -0.158
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.732 3.882 -0.150
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.848 2.998 -0.150
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.825 7.969 -0.144
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.374 2.515 -0.141
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.853 5.990 -0.137
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.407 2.540 -0.133
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.462 2.593 -0.132
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.679 2.810 -0.130
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.671 2.801 -0.130
P Phosphorus atom 3.508 3.630 -0.122
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.177 4.297 -0.120
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.150 6.270 -0.119
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.712 7.830 -0.118
C4H4O Furan 7.112 7.230 -0.118
C2H6 Ethane 4.109 4.226 -0.117
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.164 7.280 -0.116
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.555 6.670 -0.115
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.979 5.090 -0.111
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.698 0.800 -0.102
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.698 4.800 -0.101
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.462 1.562 -0.100
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.705 12.800 -0.095
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.403 4.490 -0.087
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.795 6.880 -0.086
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.669 3.754 -0.085
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.299 6.379 -0.080
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.571 4.650 -0.079
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.579 5.650 -0.072
CH4 Methane 2.379 2.448 -0.069
NO Nitric oxide 1.634 1.698 -0.065
HCOOH Formic acid 3.255 3.319 -0.064
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.571 8.620 -0.049
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.128 1.160 -0.033
CO Carbon monoxide 1.928 1.953 -0.025
C3H8 Propane 5.900 5.921 -0.022
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.425 6.431 -0.007
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.280 4.280 0.001
HCOOH Formic acid 3.322 3.319 0.003
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.719 1.710 0.009
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.519 2.507 0.012
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.973 7.940 0.033
PH3 Phosphine 4.271 4.237 0.034
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.226 5.186 0.040
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.089 7.020 0.069
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.466 6.370 0.096
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.761 3.650 0.112
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.402 4.278 0.123
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.285 8.129 0.156
C6H6 Benzene 10.135 9.959 0.175
CH2CCH2 allene 5.929 5.690 0.239
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.290 10.002 0.288
GeH4 Germane 5.070 4.770 0.300
As4 Arsenic tetramer 17.735 17.293 0.442
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.335 5.838 0.496
CaO Calcium monoxide 8.858 2.841 6.017