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Comparison of polarizabilities for B3LYPultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 5.101 9.113 -4.012
K Potassium atom 41.131 43.400 -2.269
As4 Arsenic tetramer 15.347 17.293 -1.947
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.807 8.749 -1.942
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.791 8.700 -1.909
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.912 12.800 -1.888
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.735 8.401 -1.665
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.093 6.659 -1.567
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.393 7.940 -1.547
Si2H6 disilane 7.880 9.410 -1.530
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.037 7.550 -1.513
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.446 9.930 -1.484
C6H6 Benzene 8.489 9.959 -1.470
C2H4S Thiirane 5.449 6.910 -1.461
C4H4O Furan 5.809 7.230 -1.421
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.966 7.380 -1.414
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.449 8.860 -1.410
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.995 7.380 -1.384
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 8.619 10.002 -1.383
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.603 7.969 -1.366
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 5.139 6.495 -1.356
CH3CCH propyne 4.265 5.550 -1.285
CHCl3 Chloroform 6.845 8.129 -1.284
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.123 6.379 -1.257
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.577 7.830 -1.253
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 7.430 8.680 -1.250
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.774 8.020 -1.246
P Phosphorus atom 2.429 3.630 -1.201
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.446 4.610 -1.164
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.702 5.824 -1.121
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.261 6.379 -1.119
CH2CO Ketene 3.282 4.400 -1.117
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.507 8.620 -1.113
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.901 5.990 -1.088
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.272 6.350 -1.078
C2H2 Acetylene 2.412 3.487 -1.074
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.568 5.640 -1.072
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.590 3.631 -1.041
SiH4 Silane 3.738 4.777 -1.039
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.749 4.770 -1.021
C2H4 Ethylene 3.167 4.188 -1.021
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.591 5.610 -1.019
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.077 5.090 -1.013
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.272 7.280 -1.008
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.265 6.270 -1.005
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.244 6.240 -0.996
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.168 5.160 -0.992
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.890 6.880 -0.990
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.426 4.416 -0.990
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.130 5.112 -0.982
AsH3 Arsine 4.494 5.468 -0.974
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.712 6.670 -0.958
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.421 6.370 -0.949
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.303 5.186 -0.883
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.562 4.431 -0.869
CH2CCH2 allene 4.825 5.690 -0.865
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.944 4.800 -0.855
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.168 7.020 -0.852
B2H6 Diborane 4.287 5.115 -0.828
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.069 3.882 -0.813
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.838 4.650 -0.812
PH3 Phosphine 3.435 4.237 -0.801
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.716 2.515 -0.798
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.524 4.297 -0.774
C3H8 Propane 5.149 5.921 -0.773
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.005 3.754 -0.749
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.917 5.650 -0.733
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.182 2.910 -0.729
NH3 Ammonia 1.402 2.103 -0.701
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.515 3.210 -0.695
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.926 3.616 -0.690
HCOOH Formic acid 2.632 3.319 -0.687
C2H6 Ethane 3.548 4.226 -0.679
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.100 2.770 -0.669
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.926 2.593 -0.667
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.332 2.998 -0.665
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.623 4.280 -0.656
Br2 Bromine diatomic 5.776 6.431 -0.655
HCOOH Formic acid 2.681 3.319 -0.638
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.908 4.490 -0.582
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.187 2.761 -0.573
H2O Water 0.935 1.501 -0.566
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.721 4.278 -0.557
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.254 2.810 -0.556
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.281 2.801 -0.520
CH4 Methane 1.957 2.448 -0.491
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.583 4.050 -0.467
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.081 2.540 -0.459
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.058 2.507 -0.449
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 1.972 2.420 -0.448
NO Nitric oxide 1.277 1.698 -0.421
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.372 0.787 -0.416
CO Carbon monoxide 1.541 1.953 -0.412
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.183 1.562 -0.378
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.331 3.650 -0.319
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.395 1.710 -0.315
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 5.537 5.838 -0.302
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.563 0.800 -0.237
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.961 1.160 -0.199
GeH4 Germane 4.663 4.770 -0.107
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 2.146 1.710 0.436
CaO Calcium monoxide 10.933 2.841 8.092