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

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

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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-621.546907
Energy at 298.15K-621.547431
HF Energy-621.399617
Nuclear repulsion energy41.331120
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 QCISD/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 Σ 369 348 46.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 184.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 173.8 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 QCISD/6-31G**
B
0.21202

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.454
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.941

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3942
Cl22.3942

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
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