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All results from a given calculation for NaOH (sodium hydroxide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-238.034195
Energy at 298.15K-238.035410
Nuclear repulsion energy30.170724
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3853 3686 4.68      
2 A' 566 542 27.23      
3 A' 255 244 115.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2337.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2235.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
36.87328 0.42255 0.41776

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.036 1.051 0.000
Na2 0.036 -0.919 0.000
H3 -0.676 1.700 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Na2 H3
O11.97080.9629
Na21.97082.7141
H30.96292.7141

picture of sodium hydroxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Na2 O1 H3 132.325
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.903     -1.065
2 Na 0.558     0.749
3 H 0.345     0.316


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.633 -5.984 0.000 6.017
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP -1.081 -6.101 0.000 6.197


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.512 -2.883 0.000
y -2.883 -8.272 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.081
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.836 -2.883 0.000
y -2.883 4.024 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.189
Polar
3z2-r2-6.378
x2-y2-3.240
xy-2.883
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 28.354
(<r2>)1/2 5.325