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

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species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.053 9.113 -3.060
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 0.047 1.710 -1.663
K Potassium atom 42.047 43.400 -1.353
CS2 Carbon disulfide 8.127 8.749 -0.622
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.807 8.401 -0.593
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.146 8.700 -0.554
Si2H6 disilane 8.900 9.410 -0.510
C2H4S Thiirane 6.420 6.910 -0.490
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.387 5.824 -0.437
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.118 7.550 -0.432
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.229 6.659 -0.430
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.289 7.700 -0.411
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.457 8.860 -0.403
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.232 5.610 -0.378
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.268 5.640 -0.372
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.561 9.930 -0.369
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.691 8.020 -0.328
SiH4 Silane 4.450 4.777 -0.328
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.838 5.160 -0.322
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.366 8.680 -0.314
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.799 5.112 -0.314
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.119 4.431 -0.311
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.069 7.380 -0.310
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.312 3.616 -0.303
CH3CCH propyne 5.252 5.550 -0.298
AsH3 Arsine 5.176 5.468 -0.292
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.498 4.770 -0.272
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.111 6.379 -0.269
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.113 7.380 -0.267
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.084 6.350 -0.266
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.367 3.631 -0.264
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.519 2.770 -0.250
H2O Water 1.258 1.501 -0.243
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.521 2.761 -0.240
B2H6 Diborane 4.880 5.115 -0.236
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.227 3.460 -0.233
C2H4 Ethylene 3.973 4.188 -0.214
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.698 2.910 -0.212
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.208 4.416 -0.208
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 3.004 3.210 -0.206
CH2CO Ketene 4.212 4.400 -0.188
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 6.307 6.495 -0.188
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.057 6.240 -0.183
NH3 Ammonia 1.926 2.103 -0.177
C2H2 Acetylene 3.324 3.487 -0.163
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.729 3.882 -0.154
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.845 2.998 -0.153
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.817 7.969 -0.153
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.845 5.990 -0.145
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.374 2.515 -0.141
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.404 2.540 -0.136
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.459 2.593 -0.135
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.676 2.810 -0.134
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.668 2.801 -0.133
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.148 7.280 -0.132
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.700 7.830 -0.130
C4H4O Furan 7.101 7.230 -0.129
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.141 6.270 -0.129
P Phosphorus atom 3.503 3.630 -0.127
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.546 6.670 -0.124
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.173 4.297 -0.124
C2H6 Ethane 4.104 4.226 -0.122
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.683 12.800 -0.117
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.974 5.090 -0.116
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.692 4.800 -0.108
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.698 0.800 -0.102
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.949 4.050 -0.101
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.461 1.562 -0.101
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.785 6.880 -0.095
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.400 4.490 -0.090
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.664 3.754 -0.090
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.291 6.379 -0.089
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.565 5.650 -0.086
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.566 4.650 -0.084
CH4 Methane 2.376 2.448 -0.072
HCOOH Formic acid 3.252 3.319 -0.068
NO Nitric oxide 1.632 1.698 -0.066
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.558 8.620 -0.062
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.127 1.160 -0.033
C3H8 Propane 5.891 5.921 -0.031
CO Carbon monoxide 1.927 1.953 -0.026
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.406 6.431 -0.025
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.275 4.280 -0.005
HCOOH Formic acid 3.319 3.319 -0.001
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.718 1.710 0.008
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.517 2.507 0.009
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.960 7.940 0.020
PH3 Phosphine 4.270 4.237 0.033
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.221 5.186 0.035
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.079 7.020 0.059
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.460 6.370 0.089
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.396 4.278 0.118
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.278 8.129 0.148
C6H6 Benzene 10.117 9.959 0.157
CH2CCH2 allene 5.921 5.690 0.231
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 10.279 10.002 0.277
GeH4 Germane 5.052 4.770 0.282
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.326 5.838 0.488
CaO Calcium monoxide 8.840 2.841 5.999