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

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species name calculated experimental difference
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 8.103 8.401 -0.298
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 4.424 4.610 -0.186
H2O Water 1.322 1.501 -0.179
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.462 5.640 -0.178
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.841 2.998 -0.157
HD Deuterium hydride 0.645 0.791 -0.146
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.645 0.787 -0.143
D2 Deuterium diatomic 0.645 0.783 -0.138
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.637 2.770 -0.133
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.752 3.882 -0.130
C2H4 Ethylene 4.076 4.188 -0.112
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 4.668 4.770 -0.102
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.473 1.562 -0.088
C2H2 Acetylene 3.408 3.487 -0.078
NH3 Ammonia 2.032 2.103 -0.071
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.732 0.800 -0.068
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.394 3.460 -0.066
HCl Hydrogen chloride 2.461 2.515 -0.053
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.117 1.160 -0.044
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.534 2.507 0.027
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.448 2.420 0.028
CO Carbon monoxide 1.984 1.953 0.030
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.742 7.700 0.042
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.761 1.710 0.051
CH4 Methane 2.525 2.448 0.077
B2H6 Diborane 5.202 5.115 0.087
HCOOH Formic acid 3.409 3.319 0.090
C2H6 Ethane 4.326 4.226 0.100
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 8.135 8.020 0.115
CH2CHCH3 Propene 6.106 5.990 0.117
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.978 8.860 0.118
HCOOH Formic acid 3.504 3.319 0.185
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.478 4.280 0.198
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 8.062 7.830 0.232
PH3 Phosphine 4.491 4.237 0.255
C3H8 Propane 6.230 5.921 0.308
GeH4 Germane 5.421 4.770 0.651
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.594 5.838 0.755