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All results from a given calculation for NH4Cl (Ammonium chloride)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.375948
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.375948
Nuclear repulsion energy49.992498
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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3532 3532 3.86      
2 A1 1963 1963 2429.27      
3 A1 1181 1181 133.57      
4 A1 240 240 49.87      
5 E 3659 3659 13.19      
5 E 3659 3659 13.23      
6 E 1734 1734 37.86      
6 E 1734 1734 37.87      
7 E 932 932 78.44      
7 E 932 932 78.44      
8 E 284 284 15.76      
8 E 284 284 15.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10067.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10067.1 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
6.21296 0.15213 0.15213

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.855
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.166
H3 0.000 0.947 -2.213
H4 0.820 -0.474 -2.213
H5 -0.820 -0.474 -2.213
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.203

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.02181.01281.01281.01281.6521
Cl23.02183.51023.51023.51021.3697
H31.01283.51021.64081.64082.2223
H41.01283.51021.64081.64082.2223
H51.01283.51021.64081.64082.2223
H61.65211.36972.22232.22232.2223

picture of Ammonium chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 H6 Cl2 180.000 H3 N1 H4 108.202
H3 N1 H5 108.202 H3 N1 H6 110.713
H4 N1 H5 108.202 H4 N1 H6 110.713
H5 N1 H6 110.713
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -1.002      
2 Cl -0.432      
3 H 0.373      
4 H 0.373      
5 H 0.373      
6 H 0.314      


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 -5.741 5.741
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.333
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.582 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.582 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.163
Polar
3z2-r210.327
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 2.352 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.352 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.902


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 76.385
(<r2>)1/2 8.740