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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP/6-31+G**

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.080    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.920 9.113 -4.194
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.910 7.483 -3.573
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.567 7.483 -2.917
Li Lithium atom 21.703 24.330 -2.627
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -0.609 1.710 -2.319
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 15.775 17.886 -2.111
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.819 8.700 -1.881
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 9.480 11.269 -1.789
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 9.686 11.370 -1.684
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 13.933 15.610 -1.677
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.075 8.749 -1.674
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 4.441 6.070 -1.629
Si2H6 disilane 7.843 9.410 -1.567
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.114 6.659 -1.545
P Phosphorus atom 2.121 3.630 -1.509
C9H20 Nonane 15.909 17.370 -1.461
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.183 4.610 -1.427
C10H22 Decane 17.673 19.100 -1.426
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 7.313 8.680 -1.367
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.458 4.770 -1.312
AsH3 Arsine 4.166 5.468 -1.302
SiH4 Silane 3.572 4.777 -1.205
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 8.829 10.002 -1.173
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.399 7.550 -1.151
CHCl3 Chloroform 6.980 8.129 -1.149
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.463 5.610 -1.147
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 6.855 8.000 -1.146
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.359 6.499 -1.141
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 7.288 8.401 -1.113
C2H4S Thiirane 5.805 6.910 -1.105
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.395 6.499 -1.104
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.518 3.616 -1.098
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.732 5.824 -1.092
Br2 Bromine diatomic 5.344 6.431 -1.088
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.584 3.631 -1.047
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.338 7.380 -1.041
Br Bromine atom 2.023 3.050 -1.027
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.390 4.416 -1.026
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 7.383 8.400 -1.017
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.868 8.860 -0.992
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.916 6.880 -0.965
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.553 2.515 -0.962
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.434 7.380 -0.946
C5H10 Cyclopentane 8.241 9.170 -0.929
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.014 9.930 -0.916
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.794 7.700 -0.906
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 6.512 7.410 -0.898
CH3CCH propyne 4.663 5.550 -0.887
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.169 8.020 -0.851
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.435 7.280 -0.845
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.806 11.650 -0.844
PH3 Phosphine 3.402 4.237 -0.835
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.573 8.401 -0.828
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.552 6.370 -0.819
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.298 5.090 -0.793
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.782 8.570 -0.788
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane 7.231 8.009 -0.778
As4 Arsenic tetramer 16.524 17.293 -0.769
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.490 9.250 -0.760
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.411 5.160 -0.749
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.381 5.112 -0.731
B2H6 Diborane 4.419 5.115 -0.697
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.492 5.186 -0.694
C2H2 Acetylene 2.796 3.487 -0.691
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.949 5.640 -0.691
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 6.280 6.960 -0.680
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.396 8.049 -0.653
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.002 4.650 -0.648
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.705 6.350 -0.645
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.013 5.650 -0.638
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.759 6.379 -0.620
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.620 6.240 -0.620
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.813 4.431 -0.617
O3 Ozone 2.466 3.079 -0.613
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.857 3.460 -0.604
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.417 5.015 -0.597
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.074 6.670 -0.596
C2H4 Ethylene 3.603 4.188 -0.584
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.390 7.969 -0.580
CH2CO Ketene 3.821 4.400 -0.578
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.047 8.620 -0.573
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.272 7.830 -0.558
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.654 3.210 -0.555
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.455 5.990 -0.534
C2H6 Ethane 3.700 4.226 -0.527
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.358 6.880 -0.522
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.251 2.770 -0.518
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.286 12.800 -0.514
NH3 Ammonia 1.591 2.103 -0.511
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.768 6.270 -0.501
GeH4 Germane 4.269 4.770 -0.501
C4H2 Diacetylene 6.317 6.811 -0.494
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.262 3.754 -0.492
B Boron atom 2.543 3.030 -0.487
C3H8 Propane 5.444 5.921 -0.478
H2O Water 1.025 1.501 -0.476
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.285 2.761 -0.475
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.118 2.593 -0.475
C4H4O Furan 6.769 7.230 -0.461
CH4 Methane 1.990 2.448 -0.458
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.367 0.787 -0.420
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.123 2.540 -0.417
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.875 4.280 -0.405
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.977 6.379 -0.402
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.516 2.910 -0.395
CHONH2 formamide 3.704 4.080 -0.376
CHONH2 formamide 3.704 4.080 -0.376
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.625 2.998 -0.373
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.430 4.800 -0.370
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.697 4.050 -0.352
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.465 2.801 -0.336
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.620 7.940 -0.320
HCOOH Formic acid 3.000 3.319 -0.319
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.580 3.882 -0.303
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 6.805 7.090 -0.285
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 4.344 4.623 -0.280
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.742 7.020 -0.277
CH2CCH2 allene 5.413 5.690 -0.277
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 5.049 5.320 -0.271
NO Nitric oxide 1.429 1.698 -0.269
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.294 1.562 -0.268
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.559 2.810 -0.251
HCOOH Formic acid 3.072 3.319 -0.248
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.268 2.507 -0.240
C10H8 naphthalene 17.162 17.400 -0.237
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.568 0.800 -0.232
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 13.509 13.729 -0.220
C6H6 Benzene 9.756 9.959 -0.203
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.086 4.278 -0.193
CO Carbon monoxide 1.764 1.953 -0.189
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.126 4.297 -0.171
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.544 1.710 -0.166
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.335 4.490 -0.155
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.315 0.469 -0.155
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.018 1.160 -0.143
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.609 3.650 -0.041
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.031 5.838 0.193
Be Beryllium atom 6.206 5.600 0.606
C24H12 Coronene 44.277 42.499 1.777
C10H8 Azulene 19.019 15.520 3.499
CaO Calcium monoxide 11.856 2.841 9.016