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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-622.617487
Energy at 298.15K-622.618002
HF Energy-622.617487
Nuclear repulsion energy41.563779
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-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 Σ 357 345 43.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 178.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 172.5 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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
B
0.21441

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.446
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.935

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.3808
Cl22.3808

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.496      
2 Cl -0.496      


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 -8.688 8.688
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.649
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.471 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.941
Polar
3z2-r217.883
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 3.866 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.866 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.484


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 48.231
(<r2>)1/2 6.945