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All results from a given calculation for NaOH (sodium hydroxide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-16.790997
Energy at 298.15K-16.792040
Nuclear repulsion energy5.122051
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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
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 3883 3764 0.08      
2 Σ 537 520 52.43      
3 Π 214 207 76.40      
3 Π 214 207 76.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2423.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2349.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
B
0.42548

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 0.121
Na2 0.000 0.000 -1.812
H3 0.000 0.000 1.084

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 Na2 H3
O11.93380.9629
Na21.93382.8967
H30.96292.8967

picture of sodium hydroxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Na2 O1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -1.072      
2 Na 0.714      
3 H 0.357      


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 -6.164 6.164
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.005 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.005 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.394
Traceless
 xyz
x -9.199 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -9.199 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 18.398
Polar
3z2-r236.797
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 2.874 -0.000 -0.001
y -0.000 2.875 0.001
z -0.001 0.001 3.328


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 6.967
(<r2>)1/2 2.640