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

using model chemistry: MP3/cc-pCVDZ

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 MP3/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.589801
Energy at 298.15K-621.590314
HF Energy-621.434240
Nuclear repulsion energy41.302529
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 MP3/cc-pCVDZ
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 353 353 44.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 176.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 176.4 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 MP3/cc-pCVDZ
B
0.21172

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.455
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.941

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3959
Cl22.3959

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
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