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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G**

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 BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-622.570475
Energy at 298.15K-622.570975
HF Energy-622.570475
Nuclear repulsion energy41.220398
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/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 344 343 43.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 172.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 171.3 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/6-311G**
B
0.21088

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Na1 0.000 0.000 -1.458
Cl2 0.000 0.000 0.943

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Na1 Cl2
Na12.4007
Cl22.4007

picture of Sodium Chloride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Na 0.652      
2 Cl -0.652      


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 -8.820 8.820
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.008 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.008 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.929
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.040 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.040 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.079
Polar
3z2-r216.159
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 3.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.824


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.304
(<r2>)1/2 7.022