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Comparison of polarizabilities for B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G**

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.050    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.394 9.113 -4.720
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 13.947 17.886 -3.939
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.611 7.483 -3.872
C24H12 Coronene 39.012 42.499 -3.488
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 12.434 15.610 -3.176
C10H22 Decane 16.178 19.100 -2.922
C10H8 naphthalene 14.525 17.400 -2.875
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.429 11.269 -2.840
C9H20 Nonane 14.549 17.370 -2.821
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.564 11.370 -2.806
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 5.898 8.700 -2.802
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.284 10.002 -2.718
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.334 12.800 -2.466
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -0.723 1.710 -2.433
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.321 8.749 -2.427
As4 Arsenic tetramer 14.876 17.293 -2.417
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.663 6.070 -2.407
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.306 8.680 -2.374
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.774 8.129 -2.355
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.048 8.401 -2.353
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.317 6.659 -2.343
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 11.418 13.729 -2.312
Si2H6 disilane 7.187 9.410 -2.222
C6H12 hex-1-ene 9.473 11.650 -2.177
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.607 7.550 -1.943
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.460 8.401 -1.940
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.027 7.940 -1.913
C6H6 Benzene 8.048 9.959 -1.912
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.706 4.610 -1.904
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.065 9.930 -1.865
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.518 7.380 -1.862
C2H4S Thiirane 5.055 6.910 -1.855
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.651 6.499 -1.849
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.565 7.410 -1.845
P Phosphorus atom 1.787 3.630 -1.843
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.567 8.400 -1.833
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.548 7.380 -1.831
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.561 6.370 -1.809
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.111 6.880 -1.769
C4H4O Furan 5.464 7.230 -1.766
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.012 4.770 -1.758
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.108 8.860 -1.752
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 5.954 7.700 -1.745
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.079 5.824 -1.745
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.519 9.250 -1.731
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.705 6.431 -1.726
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.279 7.969 -1.690
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.932 5.610 -1.678
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.603 7.280 -1.678
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.176 6.811 -1.634
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.466 7.090 -1.624
CH3CCH propyne 3.935 5.550 -1.615
AsH3 Arsine 3.867 5.468 -1.601
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.783 6.379 -1.597
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.244 7.830 -1.586
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.014 8.570 -1.555
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.521 8.049 -1.528
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 5.437 6.960 -1.523
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 4.982 6.495 -1.513
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.525 8.020 -1.495
SiH4 Silane 3.287 4.777 -1.491
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.130 8.620 -1.490
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.166 5.650 -1.484
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.173 3.631 -1.457
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.927 6.379 -1.453
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 2.982 4.416 -1.434
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.182 3.616 -1.433
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.225 4.650 -1.425
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.626 5.990 -1.363
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.730 5.090 -1.360
C2H2 Acetylene 2.147 3.487 -1.340
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.013 6.350 -1.337
CH2CO Ketene 3.071 4.400 -1.329
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.580 6.880 -1.300
CH3SH Methanethiol 3.895 5.186 -1.292
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 4.963 6.240 -1.277
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.008 6.270 -1.262
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.386 5.640 -1.254
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.265 2.515 -1.249
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.071 5.320 -1.249
C2H4 Ethylene 2.946 4.188 -1.242
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.433 6.670 -1.237
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.784 7.020 -1.236
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 3.937 5.160 -1.223
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 3.905 5.112 -1.207
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.812 5.015 -1.203
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.262 3.460 -1.198
CH2CCH2 allene 4.494 5.690 -1.196
PH3 Phosphine 3.041 4.237 -1.195
O3 Ozone 1.910 3.079 -1.169
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.497 4.623 -1.127
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.716 4.800 -1.084
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.387 4.431 -1.044
B2H6 Diborane 4.094 5.115 -1.022
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.523 4.490 -0.967
C3H8 Propane 4.960 5.921 -0.961
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.925 3.882 -0.957
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.831 3.754 -0.922
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.994 2.910 -0.916
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.929 5.838 -0.910
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.155 4.050 -0.894
HCOOH Formic acid 2.426 3.319 -0.894
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.388 4.280 -0.891
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.335 3.210 -0.875
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.431 4.297 -0.867
NH3 Ammonia 1.247 2.103 -0.856
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.743 2.593 -0.851
HCOOH Formic acid 2.475 3.319 -0.844
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.171 2.998 -0.827
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.946 2.770 -0.824
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.986 2.810 -0.823
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.978 2.801 -0.823
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.946 2.761 -0.814
C2H6 Ethane 3.412 4.226 -0.814
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.515 4.278 -0.763
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.928 3.650 -0.722
H2O Water 0.781 1.501 -0.721
GeH4 Germane 4.112 4.770 -0.658
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.910 2.540 -0.630
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.891 2.507 -0.616
CH4 Methane 1.855 2.448 -0.593
NO Nitric oxide 1.131 1.698 -0.567
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.025 1.562 -0.537
CO Carbon monoxide 1.420 1.953 -0.533
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.263 1.710 -0.447
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.367 0.787 -0.420
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.784 1.160 -0.377
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.424 0.800 -0.376
Ne Neon atom 0.182 0.381 -0.199
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.302 0.469 -0.168
C10H8 Azulene 16.060 15.520 0.540
K Potassium atom 44.257 43.400 0.857
CaO Calcium monoxide 9.259 2.841 6.418