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All results from a given calculation for NH4Cl (Ammonium chloride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.399496
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.399496
Nuclear repulsion energy49.424382
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 wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3524 3524 0.28      
2 A1 2230 2230 2077.11      
3 A1 1098 1098 146.72      
4 A1 186 186 34.59      
5 E 3651 3651 19.46      
5 E 3651 3651 19.51      
6 E 1663 1663 24.61      
6 E 1663 1663 24.62      
7 E 795 795 32.56      
7 E 795 795 32.55      
8 E 233 233 15.20      
8 E 233 233 15.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9860.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9860.5 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 wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
6.24060 0.14576 0.14576

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.900
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.190
H3 0.000 0.945 -2.261
H4 0.819 -0.473 -2.261
H5 -0.819 -0.473 -2.261
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.142

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.08961.01181.01181.01181.7577
Cl23.08963.57763.57763.57761.3320
H31.01183.57761.63721.63722.3198
H41.01183.57761.63721.63722.3198
H51.01183.57761.63721.63722.3198
H61.75771.33202.31982.31982.3198

picture of Ammonium chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 H6 Cl2 180.000 H3 N1 H4 108.009
H3 N1 H5 108.009 H3 N1 H6 110.897
H4 N1 H5 108.009 H4 N1 H6 110.897
H5 N1 H6 110.897
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.555      
2 Cl -0.427      
3 H 0.198      
4 H 0.198      
5 H 0.198      
6 H 0.389      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -4.576 4.576
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.278 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.278 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.408
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.435 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.435 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.870
Polar
3z2-r29.741
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.029 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.213


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.015
(<r2>)1/2 8.889