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Experimental data for CaO (Calcium monoxide)

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Other names
Calcium oxide; Lime; Calcia; Calx;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Ca.O ODINCKMPIJJUCX-UHFFFAOYSA-N [Ca]=O Calcium oxide
State Conformation
1Σ C*V
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation 38.01 10.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 39.13 10.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 219.72   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 8.95   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 32.45   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 Σ 723 732 1979HUB/HER       omexe=4.8

vibrational zero-point energy: 361.3 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CaO (Calcium monoxide).
More spectroscopic constants are available at the NIST Physics Laboratory website:
http://physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Diatomic/Html/Tables/CaO.html
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.44450 0.44450 1979HUB/HER

Calculated rotational constants for CaO (Calcium monoxide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
37.92493amu Å2   6.297681E-39gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of Calcium monoxide

Point Group C∞v


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rOCa 1.822   1 2 1979HUB/HER re

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Ca1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
O2 0.0000 0.0000 1.8221

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Ca1 O2
Ca1   1.8221
O2 1.8221  

Calculated geometries for CaO (Calcium monoxide).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
O-Ca 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Ca1 O2
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