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All results from a given calculation for Si2 (Silicon diatomic)

using model chemistry: LSDA/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-574.055711
Energy at 298.15K-574.054307
Nuclear repulsion energy43.775671
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 LSDA/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/3-21G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σg)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-574.178361
Energy at 298.15K-574.177117
Nuclear repulsion energy50.952102
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 LSDA/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 650 640 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 325.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9836) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 319.9 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 LSDA/3-21G
B
0.29083

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.018
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.018

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2
Si12.0356
Si22.0356

picture of Silicon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.000      
2 Si 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 -29.109 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.109 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.144
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.483 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.483 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.965
Polar
3z2-r221.930
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 17.679 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 17.679 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.198


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.904
(<r2>)1/2 6.701