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All results from a given calculation for CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-30.136820
Energy at 298.15K-30.136661
HF Energy-30.136820
Nuclear repulsion energy10.680354
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 HF/CEP-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 Σg 243 219 0.00      
2 Σu 392 353 84.65      
3 Πu 62 56 108.08      
3 Πu 62 56 108.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 378.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9014) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 341.4 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 HF/CEP-31G
B
0.03562

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.601
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.601

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.60122.6012
Cl22.60125.2024
Cl32.60125.2024

picture of Calcium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ca1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ca 1.523      
2 Cl -0.762      
3 Cl -0.762      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.245 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.245 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -84.256
Traceless
 xyz
x 26.506 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 26.506 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -53.011
Polar
3z2-r2-106.023
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 2.491 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.314


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 125.280
(<r2>)1/2 11.193