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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

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 B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.917534
Energy at 298.15K-578.916195
Nuclear repulsion energy45.730023
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 B1B95/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σg)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.884337
Energy at 298.15K-578.883079
Nuclear repulsion energy50.710700
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 B1B95/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 624 599 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 312.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 299.3 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 B1B95/6-311G*
B
0.28808

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.023
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.023

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2
Si12.0453
Si22.0453

picture of Silicon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* 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 -29.229 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.229 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.140
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.544 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.544 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.089
Polar
3z2-r222.177
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 27.543 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 27.543 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.166


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.230
(<r2>)1/2 6.725