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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg+
2 1 yes D*H 3Πu

State 1 (1Σg+)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.773293
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-75.773293
Nuclear repulsion energy15.303968
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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.819524
Energy at 298.15K-75.816495
HF Energy-75.819524
Nuclear repulsion energy14.407307
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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
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 1656 1633 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 827.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 816.6 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
B
1.60695

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.661
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.661

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3223
C21.3223

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -12.003 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.156 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.991
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.841 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.911
Polar
3z2-r2-1.822
x2-y2-1.848
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.427 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.475 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.843


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.355
(<r2>)1/2 3.515