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Calculated Ionization Energy for Mg (Magnesium atom)

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Experimental Ionization Energy is 7.64624 eV
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Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical PM3  
PM6  
composite G1 7.675
G2MP2 7.677
G2 7.648
G3 7.785
G3B3 7.799
G3MP2 7.753
G4 7.673
CBS-Q 7.592

Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with standard basis sets
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
hartree fock HF 1.105 6.599 6.606 6.614 6.606 6.606 6.606 6.605 6.605 6.612 6.605 6.605 6.611 6.624 6.607 6.606 6.624 6.607 6.606 6.607
density functional LSDA 3.365 7.480 8.140 8.175 8.153 8.153 8.153 8.157 8.157 8.162 8.157 8.157 8.168 8.183 8.153 8.153 8.183 8.153 8.153  
BLYP 2.759 7.653 7.655 7.653 7.632 7.632 7.632 7.631 7.631 7.641 7.632 7.632 7.647 7.661 7.633 7.631 7.662 7.632 7.631  
B1B95 2.529   7.433 7.470 7.442 7.450 7.450     7.457 75.431 7.442 7.455 7.479 7.437 7.440   7.437 19.778  
B3LYP 2.799 7.745 7.748 7.751 7.730 7.729 7.729 7.727 7.727 7.738 7.728 7.728 7.743 7.760 7.728 7.726 7.760 7.728 7.726  
B3LYPultrafine 2.799 7.745 7.748 7.751 7.729 7.729 7.729 7.728 7.728 7.738 7.728 7.728 7.743 7.760 7.728 7.726 7.760 7.728 7.726  
B3PW91 2.606 7.531 7.549 7.569 7.549 7.549 7.548 7.542 7.542 7.556 7.542 7.542 7.557 7.576 7.541 7.542 7.576 7.541 7.542  
mPW1PW91 2.527 7.507 7.539 7.550 7.516 7.516 7.516 7.508 7.521 7.536 7.521 7.521 7.537 7.555 7.520 7.521 7.555 7.520 7.521  
M06-2X 2.587 7.746 7.751 7.784 7.768 7.768 7.770 7.769 7.769 7.769 7.769 7.769 7.781 7.785 7.776 7.772 7.785 7.774 7.772  
PBEPBE 2.687 7.631 7.642 7.644 7.619 7.619 7.619 7.616 7.616 7.630 7.616 7.616 7.633 7.649 7.614 7.614 7.650 7.614 7.614  
PBEPBEultrafine 2.687 7.631 7.642 7.644 7.619 7.619 -23.667 7.616 7.616 7.630 7.616 7.616 7.633 7.649 7.614 7.614 7.650 7.614 7.614  
PBE1PBE 2.520   7.568 7.571 7.550 7.550 7.549 7.543 7.543 7.558 7.543 7.543 7.558 7.576 7.542 7.542 7.577 7.542 7.542  
HSEh1PBE 2.559 7.556 7.570 7.571 7.547 7.547 7.546 7.542 7.542 7.557 7.542 7.542 7.558 7.577 7.540 7.540 7.578 7.540 7.540  
TPSSh         7.550   7.549     7.555         7.532          
wB97X-D     7.381   7.472   7.472   7.476       7.474 7.472 7.468     7.468    
B97D3   8.065     8.020   8.021   8.018   8.018   8.024   8.024     8.023    
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 1.662 7.091 7.204 7.108 7.204 7.204 7.205 7.204 7.204 7.236 7.238 7.238 7.017 7.205 7.248 7.267 7.211 7.251 7.270  
MP2=FULL 1.681 7.099 7.226 7.112 7.226 7.226 7.227 7.236 7.236 7.280 7.335 7.335 7.043 7.219 7.300 7.342 7.226 7.305 7.345  
MP3 1.920 7.317 7.397 7.338 7.400 7.400 7.399 7.394 7.394 7.410 7.402 7.402 7.170 7.399 7.410 7.410 7.402 7.410 7.410  
MP3=FULL         7.418   7.418                          
MP4 2.031 7.416 7.467 7.439 7.471 7.471 7.470 7.464 7.464 7.475 7.466 7.466 7.226 7.470 7.473 7.475 7.472 7.473 7.475  
MP4=FULL 2.036 7.419 7.486 7.440 7.488 7.488 7.488 7.487 7.487 7.509 7.539 7.539 7.241 7.481 7.519 7.538 7.484 7.519 7.538  
Configuration interaction CID 2.090 7.468 7.510 7.491 7.513 7.513 7.512 7.507 7.507 7.520 7.512 7.512 7.242 7.514 7.519 7.522 7.514 7.519 7.522  
CISD 2.090 7.472 7.516 7.495 7.519 7.519 7.519 7.512 7.512 7.527 7.518 7.518 7.258 7.519 7.525 7.529 7.520 7.526 7.529  
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 2.090 7.472 7.516 7.495 7.519 7.519 7.519 7.512 7.512 7.527 7.518 7.518 7.258 7.519 7.529 7.529 7.520 7.526 7.529  
QCISD(T) 2.090 7.472 7.516 7.495 7.519 7.519 7.519 7.512 7.512 7.527 7.518 7.518 7.258 7.519 7.525 7.529 7.520 7.526 7.529  
Coupled Cluster CCD 2.090 7.468 7.510 7.491 7.513 7.513 7.512 7.507 7.507 7.520 7.512 7.512 7.242 7.514 7.519 7.522 7.514 7.519 7.522  
CCSD   7.472 7.516 7.495 7.519 7.519 7.519 7.512 7.512 7.527 7.518 7.518 7.258 7.519 7.525 7.529 7.520 7.526 7.529  
CCSD=FULL 2.079 7.471 7.527 7.493 7.529 7.529 7.528 7.514 7.514 7.548 7.554 7.554 7.262 7.525 7.552 7.566 7.526 7.553 7.567  
CCSD(T)   7.472 7.516 7.495 7.519 7.519 7.519 7.512 7.512 7.527 7.518 7.518 7.258 7.519 7.526 7.528 7.522 7.526 7.528  
CCSD(T)=FULL 2.088 7.473 7.532 7.495 7.533 7.533 7.342 7.531 7.531 7.556 7.580 7.580 7.270 7.527 7.562 7.582 7.530 7.564 7.582  
STO-3G 3-21G 3-21G* 6-31G 6-31G* 6-31G** 6-31+G** 6-311G* 6-311G** 6-31G(2df,p) 6-311+G(3df,2p) 6-311+G(3df,2pd) TZVP cc-pVDZ cc-pVTZ cc-pVQZ aug-cc-pVDZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVQZ daug-cc-pVTZ

Ionization Energies in eV
Methods with effective core potentials (select basis sets)
CEP-31G CEP-31G* CEP-121G CEP-121G* LANL2DZ SDD cc-pVTZ-PP aug-cc-pVTZ-PP Def2TZVPP
hartree fock HF 6.770 6.769 6.632 6.626 6.808 5.353     6.611
density functional LSDA 8.005 8.005 7.871 7.872 8.044 8.175      
BLYP 7.503 7.503 7.365 7.361 7.544 7.653      
B1B95 7.468 7.468 7.327 7.327 7.504 7.465      
B3LYP 7.649 7.649 7.511 7.507 7.691 7.751     7.743
B3LYPultrafine 7.649 7.649 7.511 7.507 7.691 7.751      
B3PW91 7.665 7.667 7.521 7.522 7.712 7.569      
mPW1PW91 7.596 7.598 7.453 7.454 7.641 7.550      
M06-2X 7.733 7.737 7.634 6.870 7.762 7.784      
PBEPBE 7.548 7.551 7.407 7.408 7.593 7.644     7.633
PBEPBEultrafine 7.548 7.551 7.407 7.408 7.593 7.644      
PBE1PBE 7.555 7.557 7.413 7.413 7.600 7.571      
HSEh1PBE 7.546 7.548 7.404 7.404 7.591 7.571      
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2 7.238 7.336 7.118 7.214 7.301 7.108     7.202
MP2=FULL 7.238 7.336 7.118 7.214 7.301 7.112      
ROMP2 6.770   6.632   6.808 6.615      
MP3 7.466 7.530 7.349 7.411 7.537 7.338      
MP4 7.569 7.603 7.452 7.483 7.643 7.439      
MP4=FULL 7.569 7.603 7.452 7.483 7.643 7.440      
Configuration interaction CID 7.623 7.646 7.503 7.524 7.698 7.491      
CISD 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.495      
Quadratic configuration interaction QCISD 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.495      
QCISD(T) 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.495      
Coupled Cluster CCD 7.623 7.646 7.503 7.524 7.698 7.491      
CCSD 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.495      
CCSD=FULL 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.493      
CCSD(T) 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.495      
CCSD(T)=FULL 7.625 7.651 7.507 7.530 7.700 7.495      
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.