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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.347124
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.347124
Nuclear repulsion energy49.821404
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3529 3529 4.65      
2 A1 2111 2111 2336.02      
3 A1 1125 1125 108.87      
4 A1 215 215 42.28      
5 E 3666 3666 20.76      
5 E 3666 3666 20.81      
6 E 1668 1668 24.17      
6 E 1668 1668 24.19      
7 E 851 851 55.96      
7 E 851 851 55.95      
8 E 243 243 14.19      
8 E 243 243 14.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9917.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9917.8 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
6.22854 0.15003 0.15003

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.869
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.174
H3 0.000 0.946 -2.233
H4 0.819 -0.473 -2.233
H5 -0.819 -0.473 -2.233
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.173

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.04281.01371.01371.01371.6956
Cl23.04283.53583.53583.53581.3472
H31.01373.53581.63871.63872.2666
H41.01373.53581.63871.63882.2666
H51.01373.53581.63871.63882.2666
H61.69561.34722.26662.26662.2666

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 107.854
H3 N1 H5 107.854 H3 N1 H6 111.044
H4 N1 H5 107.854 H4 N1 H6 111.044
H5 N1 H6 111.044
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.771      
2 Cl -0.441      
3 H 0.292      
4 H 0.292      
5 H 0.292      
6 H 0.335      


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 -5.171 5.171
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.844 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.453
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.695 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.391
Polar
3z2-r210.782
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 2.894 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.895 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.902


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.823
(<r2>)1/2 8.765