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Experimental data for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic)

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Other names
Magnesium; Magnesium dimer; dimagnesium;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/2Mg HZZOEADXZLYIHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N [Mg]=[Mg] dimagnesium
State Conformation
1Σg D*H
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 287.63 0.08 kJ mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slightly different
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 288.16 0.08 kJ mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slightly different
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 240.19 0.50 J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.46   kJ mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slitghtly different
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 24.29   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slitghtly different
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 Σg 48 51 1979HUB/HER      

Detailed diatomic data
ωe ωexe ωeye Be αe ZPE reference
51.121 1.645 0.01624 0.09287 0.003776 25.25951 2007Iri:389

vibrational zero-point energy: 23.9 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.09287   1979HUB/HER

Calculated rotational constants for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
181.5186amu Å2   3.014234E-38gm cm2
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