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All results from a given calculation for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-399.102993
Energy at 298.15K-399.103053
HF Energy-399.029883
Nuclear repulsion energy29.418625
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 CCSD/6-31G*
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 315 297 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 157.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9443) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 148.5 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 CCSD/6-31G*
B
0.20948

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.000 0.000 1.295
Mg2 0.000 0.000 -1.295

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Mg1 Mg2
Mg12.5904
Mg22.5904

picture of Magnesium diatomic state 1 conformation 1
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