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

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVQZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-516.343817
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-516.343817
Nuclear repulsion energy47.435702
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/cc-pVQZ
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 3685 3348 0.29 122.08 0.01 0.03
2 A1 2841 2581 821.88 286.60 0.32 0.48
3 A1 1173 1066 185.30 0.66 0.75 0.86
4 A1 135 123 7.50 0.44 0.47 0.64
5 E 3807 3458 12.95 41.68 0.75 0.86
5 E 3807 3458 12.95 41.68 0.75 0.86
6 E 1788 1624 22.84 2.16 0.75 0.86
6 E 1788 1624 22.84 2.16 0.75 0.86
7 E 594 539 54.84 0.58 0.75 0.86
7 E 594 539 54.84 0.58 0.75 0.86
8 E 196 178 17.89 0.38 0.75 0.86
8 E 196 178 17.89 0.38 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10302.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9084) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9358.3 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 HF/cc-pVQZ
ABC
6.41220 0.12534 0.12534

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -2.065
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.278
H3 0.000 0.932 -2.422
H4 0.808 -0.466 -2.422
H5 -0.808 -0.466 -2.422
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.008

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.34250.99870.99870.99872.0569
Cl23.34253.81563.81563.81561.2856
H30.99873.81561.61511.61512.5882
H40.99873.81561.61511.61512.5882
H50.99873.81561.61511.61512.5882
H62.05691.28562.58822.58822.5882

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 107.928
H3 N1 H5 107.928 H3 N1 H6 110.974
H4 N1 H5 107.928 H4 N1 H6 110.974
H5 N1 H6 110.974
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.459      
2 Cl -0.250      
3 H 0.167      
4 H 0.167      
5 H 0.167      
6 H 0.209      


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 -3.886 3.886
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.241
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.466 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.466 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.933
Polar
3z2-r29.865
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 3.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.891


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 89.379
(<r2>)1/2 9.454