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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-517.390473
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-517.390473
Nuclear repulsion energy49.223790
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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3378 3359 0.01      
2 A1 2043 2031 2240.70      
3 A1 1080 1075 86.40      
4 A1 191 189 38.42      
5 E 3493 3474 14.82      
5 E 3493 3474 14.82      
6 E 1624 1615 22.37      
6 E 1624 1615 22.37      
7 E 823 819 25.15      
7 E 823 819 25.15      
8 E 249 248 13.65      
8 E 249 248 13.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9534.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9482.0 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
6.13720 0.14580 0.14580

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.897
Cl2 0.000 0.000 1.190
H3 0.000 0.953 -2.264
H4 0.825 -0.477 -2.264
H5 -0.825 -0.477 -2.264
H6 0.000 0.000 -0.167

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 Cl2 H3 H4 H5 H6
N13.08731.02151.02151.02151.7296
Cl23.08733.58393.58393.58391.3578
H31.02153.58391.65091.65092.3035
H41.02153.58391.65091.65092.3035
H51.02153.58391.65091.65092.3035
H61.72961.35782.30352.30352.3035

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 107.812
H3 N1 H5 107.812 H3 N1 H6 111.083
H4 N1 H5 107.812 H4 N1 H6 111.083
H5 N1 H6 111.083
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.589      
2 Cl -0.438      
3 H 0.214      
4 H 0.214      
5 H 0.214      
6 H 0.386      


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 -4.759 4.759
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.730 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.730 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.880
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.425 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.425 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.850
Polar
3z2-r29.701
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 4.220 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.220 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.041


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 79.352
(<r2>)1/2 8.908