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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-622.517778
Energy at 298.15K-622.518289
HF Energy-622.517778
Nuclear repulsion energy41.507760
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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 354 340 46.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 176.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 170.0 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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
B
0.21383

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.447
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.937

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3840
Cl22.3840

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.512      
2 Cl -0.512      


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 -8.884 8.884
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.387 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.387 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.413
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.487 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.973
Polar
3z2-r217.946
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 3.724 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.724 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.998


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 48.199
(<r2>)1/2 6.943