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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.363343
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.363343
Nuclear repulsion energy50.104487
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 B97D3/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3421 3421 2.37      
2 A1 1890 1890 2480.52      
3 A1 1125 1125 53.79      
4 A1 246 246 48.62      
5 E 3566 3566 13.23      
5 E 3566 3566 13.23      
6 E 1654 1654 22.60      
6 E 1654 1654 22.60      
7 E 934 934 69.09      
7 E 934 934 69.09      
8 E 272 272 17.07      
8 E 272 272 17.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9765.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9765.5 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 B97D3/6-31G**
ABC
6.17246 0.15398 0.15398

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.840
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.160
H3 0.000 0.950 -2.209
H4 0.823 -0.475 -2.209
H5 -0.823 -0.475 -2.209
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.215

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.00061.01931.01931.01931.6259
Cl23.00063.50043.50043.50041.3747
H31.01933.50041.64621.64622.2091
H41.01933.50041.64621.64622.2091
H51.01933.50041.64621.64622.2091
H61.62591.37472.20912.20912.2091

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 107.710
H3 N1 H5 107.710 H3 N1 H6 111.180
H4 N1 H5 107.710 H4 N1 H6 111.180
H5 N1 H6 111.180
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.711      
2 Cl -0.348      
3 H 0.286      
4 H 0.286      
5 H 0.286      
6 H 0.202      


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 -5.801 5.801
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.820 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.820 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.231
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.795 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.795 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.589
Polar
3z2-r211.179
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 2.283 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.755


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 75.198
(<r2>)1/2 8.672