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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1581.216353
Energy at 298.15K-1581.216252
HF Energy-1581.216353
Nuclear repulsion energy169.952079
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 B3LYP/STO-3G
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 285 255 0.00      
2 Σu 466 416 49.64      
3 Πu 71 63 42.02      
3 Πu 71 63 42.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 446.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 398.3 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
B
0.03657

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

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 2.567
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.567

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.56722.5672
Cl22.56725.1345
Cl32.56725.1345

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 B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ca 0.847      
2 Cl -0.424      
3 Cl -0.424      


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 -36.576 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -66.950
Traceless
 xyz
x 15.187 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.374
Polar
3z2-r2-60.747
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 2.638 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.638 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 253.252
(<r2>)1/2 15.914