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All results from a given calculation for CaCl2 (Calcium Chloride)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1598.226646
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-1598.226646
Nuclear repulsion energy176.514703
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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
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 278 269 0.00      
2 Σu 425 412 199.60      
3 Πu 12i 12i 62.13      
3 Πu 12i 12i 62.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 338.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 328.7 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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.03945

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cl2 0.000 0.000 2.472
Cl3 0.000 0.000 -2.472

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Ca1 Cl2 Cl3
Ca12.47182.4718
Cl22.47184.9436
Cl32.47184.9436

picture of Calcium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 Ca1 Cl3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Ca 0.864      
2 Cl -0.432      
3 Cl -0.432      


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 -38.929 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -38.929 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -69.879
Traceless
 xyz
x 15.475 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.475 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.950
Polar
3z2-r2-61.900
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 5.311 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.311 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.671


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 238.489
(<r2>)1/2 15.443