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All results from a given calculation for NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-14.946706
Energy at 298.15K-14.947204
HF Energy-14.946706
Nuclear repulsion energy1.550417
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-121G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 345 311 52.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 172.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 155.6 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-121G*
B
0.21291

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -2.091
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.299

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3892
Cl22.3892

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.762      
2 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 -9.711 9.711
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.623 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.623 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.039
Traceless
 xyz
x -10.331 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.331 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 20.662
Polar
3z2-r241.324
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 2.316 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.316 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 10.451
(<r2>)1/2 3.233