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All results from a given calculation for KOH (Potassium hydroxide)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-672.007068
Energy at 298.15K-672.008683
HF Energy-672.007068
Nuclear repulsion energy44.515026
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 PBEPBE/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 Σ 3397 3239 64.10      
2 Σ 497 474 21.48      
3 Π 361 344 29.59      
3 Π 361 344 29.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2308.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2200.8 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
B
0.28272

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 0.732
O2 0.000 0.000 -1.435
H3 0.000 0.000 -2.437

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 O2 H3
K12.16693.1693
O22.16691.0024
H33.16931.0024

picture of Potassium hydroxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
K1 O2 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 K 0.316      
2 O -0.585      
3 H 0.269      


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 5.644 5.644
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.210
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.780 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.780 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.559
Polar
3z2-r211.118
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 7.441 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.533


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.408
(<r2>)1/2 6.664