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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/cc-pVTZ

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/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.719160
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-75.719160
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/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/cc-pVTZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.843660
Energy at 298.15K-75.840631
HF Energy-75.843660
Nuclear repulsion energy14.502358
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/cc-pVTZ
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 1648 1637 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 823.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9931) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 818.2 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/cc-pVTZ
B
1.62823

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.657
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.657

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3136
C21.3136

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/cc-pVTZ 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 -10.568 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.490 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.281
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.818 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.066 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.752
Polar
3z2-r2-1.505
x2-y21.922
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.935 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.102 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.572


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.534
(<r2>)1/2 3.540