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Comparison of polarizabilities for B3LYP/cc-pCVTZ

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species name calculated experimental difference
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.308 7.483 -4.176
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.855 7.483 -3.628
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 5.667 9.113 -3.446
Li Lithium atom 20.922 24.330 -3.408
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.052 8.749 -1.697
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.808 4.340 -1.532
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.323 6.659 -1.337
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.457 4.610 -1.153
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.472 6.370 -0.899
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.544 7.380 -0.835
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.797 3.631 -0.833
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.838 4.650 -0.812
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.606 7.380 -0.773
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.672 4.416 -0.744
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.140 3.882 -0.743
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.796 2.515 -0.719
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.608 4.297 -0.689
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.391 2.998 -0.607
C2H4 Ethylene 3.583 4.188 -0.605
Si2H6 disilane 8.849 9.410 -0.561
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.875 4.431 -0.556
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.244 2.761 -0.516
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.292 2.801 -0.508
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.686 5.186 -0.500
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.294 2.770 -0.476
H2O Water 1.054 1.501 -0.447
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.149 2.593 -0.444
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.147 1.562 -0.415
NO Nitric oxide 1.294 1.698 -0.404
SiH4 Silane 4.388 4.777 -0.390
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.263 3.650 -0.387
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.043 2.420 -0.377
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.143 2.507 -0.364
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.823 1.160 -0.338
CH2CCH2 allene 5.370 5.690 -0.320
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.227 2.540 -0.312
PH3 Phosphine 3.936 4.237 -0.301
CO Carbon monoxide 1.689 1.953 -0.264
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.448 1.710 -0.262
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.543 0.800 -0.257
C2H6 Ethane 4.033 4.226 -0.193
Be Beryllium atom 6.345 5.600 0.745
CaO Calcium monoxide 7.167 2.841 4.326
MgO magnesium oxide 7.284 1.750 5.534