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Comparison of polarizabilities for BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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species name calculated experimental difference
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 6.418 9.113 -2.695
CS2 Carbon disulfide 8.236 8.749 -0.513
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.611 0.787 -0.176
C2H4S Thiirane 6.742 6.910 -0.168
H2O Water 1.345 1.501 -0.156
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 5.685 5.824 -0.139
HBr hydrogen bromide 3.482 3.616 -0.134
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.663 2.770 -0.106
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.805 2.910 -0.105
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.535 5.640 -0.105
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 3.526 3.631 -0.104
CH3Br methyl bromide 5.527 5.610 -0.083
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.353 4.431 -0.077
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.925 2.998 -0.073
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 8.631 8.700 -0.069
SiH4 Silane 4.720 4.777 -0.057
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.747 0.800 -0.053
AsH3 Arsine 5.416 5.468 -0.052
C2H4 Ethylene 4.140 4.188 -0.048
NH3 Ammonia 2.060 2.103 -0.043
CH2CO Ketene 4.359 4.400 -0.041
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.722 2.761 -0.038
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 6.625 6.659 -0.034
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.577 4.610 -0.033
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.485 2.515 -0.030
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.532 1.562 -0.030
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.743 4.770 -0.027
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.574 2.593 -0.019
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 7.540 7.550 -0.010
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 3.199 3.210 -0.010
C2H2 Acetylene 3.480 3.487 -0.007
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 5.090 5.090 -0.001
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.465 3.460 0.005
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 4.422 4.416 0.006
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 5.120 5.112 0.007
B2H6 Diborane 5.123 5.115 0.008
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.553 2.540 0.013
CH3CCH propyne 5.566 5.550 0.016
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 5.178 5.160 0.019
NO Nitric oxide 1.718 1.698 0.020
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.903 3.882 0.020
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.186 1.160 0.026
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 8.433 8.401 0.032
CH4 Methane 2.497 2.448 0.049
CO Carbon monoxide 2.015 1.953 0.062
Si2H6 disilane 9.472 9.410 0.062
P Phosphorus atom 3.699 3.630 0.069
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.795 1.710 0.085
C2H6 Ethane 4.322 4.226 0.096
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.799 7.700 0.099
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.607 2.507 0.099
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.488 7.380 0.109
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.531 2.420 0.111
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.492 6.379 0.112
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.914 2.801 0.113
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.425 4.297 0.127
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 8.155 8.020 0.135
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.899 3.754 0.146
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.509 6.350 0.160
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.975 2.810 0.165
CH2CHCH3 Propene 6.160 5.990 0.170
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.973 4.800 0.173
HCOOH Formic acid 3.496 3.319 0.177
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 6.419 6.240 0.179
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 9.047 8.860 0.187
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 7.570 7.380 0.191
C4H4O Furan 7.443 7.230 0.213
PH3 Phosphine 4.459 4.237 0.223
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.518 4.280 0.238
HCOOH Formic acid 3.587 3.319 0.268
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 6.766 6.495 0.271
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.660 6.379 0.280
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 10.217 9.930 0.287
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.941 4.650 0.291
Br2 Bromine diatomic 6.722 6.431 0.291
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 8.978 8.680 0.298
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.980 6.670 0.310
C3H8 Propane 6.234 5.921 0.312
CH3SH Methanethiol 5.501 5.186 0.315
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 8.152 7.830 0.322
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.594 6.270 0.324
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 7.630 7.280 0.350
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 7.261 6.880 0.381
C4H5N Pyrrole 8.322 7.940 0.382
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 6.034 5.650 0.384
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 4.439 4.050 0.389
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.930 4.490 0.440
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.723 4.278 0.445
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 8.437 7.969 0.468
CH2CCH2 allene 6.175 5.690 0.485
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 4.158 3.650 0.508
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 9.172 8.620 0.552
C6H6 Benzene 10.514 9.959 0.554
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 13.380 12.800 0.580
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 6.955 6.370 0.585
GeH4 Germane 5.385 4.770 0.615
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.654 7.020 0.635
CHCl3 Chloroform 8.867 8.129 0.738
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 2.477 1.710 0.767
As4 Arsenic tetramer 18.288 17.293 0.995
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 11.031 10.002 1.028
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.896 5.838 1.058
CaO Calcium monoxide 7.944 2.841 5.104