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

using model chemistry: ROHF/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
2 1 yes D*H 3Πu

State 1 (1Σg+)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at ROHF/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at ROHF/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

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Energy calculated at ROHF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.035877
Energy at 298.15K-75.032849
HF Energy-75.035877
Nuclear repulsion energy14.606386
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 ROHF/3-21G*
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 1737 1578 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 868.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 789.0 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 ROHF/3-21G*
B
1.65167

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/3-21G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.652
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.652

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3043
C21.3043

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROHF/3-21G* 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 -12.707 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.751
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.974 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.041
Polar
3z2-r2-2.082
x2-y2-1.992
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.635
(<r2>)1/2 3.555