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

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.073    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.920 9.113 -4.194
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.563 7.483 -2.921
N2 Nitrogen diatomic -0.617 1.710 -2.327
Al2Cl6 Aluminum, di-μ-chlorotetrachlorodi- 15.771 17.886 -2.114
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 6.819 8.700 -1.881
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 9.466 11.269 -1.804
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 13.919 15.610 -1.691
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 9.681 11.370 -1.690
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.073 8.749 -1.675
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 4.439 6.070 -1.631
Si2H6 disilane 7.841 9.410 -1.568
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.113 6.659 -1.546
P Phosphorus atom 2.120 3.630 -1.510
C9H20 Nonane 15.894 17.370 -1.476
C10H22 Decane 17.656 19.100 -1.444
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.183 4.610 -1.427
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 7.304 8.680 -1.376
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.456 4.770 -1.314
AsH3 Arsine 4.161 5.468 -1.307
SiH4 Silane 3.572 4.777 -1.205
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 8.828 10.002 -1.175
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.395 7.550 -1.155
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.459 5.610 -1.151
CHCl3 Chloroform 6.979 8.129 -1.151
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.356 6.499 -1.143
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 7.285 8.401 -1.115
C2H4S Thiirane 5.802 6.910 -1.108
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.517 3.616 -1.099
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.730 5.824 -1.094
Br2 Bromine diatomic 5.339 6.431 -1.092
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.584 3.631 -1.047
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.335 7.380 -1.045
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.389 4.416 -1.027
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 7.377 8.400 -1.023
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.862 8.860 -0.998
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.912 6.880 -0.968
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.553 2.515 -0.961
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.430 7.380 -0.949
C5H10 Cyclopentane 8.231 9.170 -0.938
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.006 9.930 -0.924
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.789 7.700 -0.911
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 6.506 7.410 -0.903
CH3CCH propyne 4.659 5.550 -0.891
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.162 8.020 -0.858
C6H12 hex-1-ene 10.796 11.650 -0.854
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.430 7.280 -0.850
PH3 Phosphine 3.401 4.237 -0.836
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 7.566 8.401 -0.834
As4 Arsenic tetramer 16.460 17.293 -0.833
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.550 6.370 -0.820
C4H10O 1-Butanol 7.775 8.570 -0.794
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.296 5.090 -0.794
CH3CH(CH3)CH3 Isobutane 7.225 8.009 -0.785
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 8.483 9.250 -0.767
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.408 5.160 -0.752
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.378 5.112 -0.735
B2H6 Diborane 4.415 5.115 -0.700
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.490 5.186 -0.696
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.945 5.640 -0.695
C2H2 Acetylene 2.794 3.487 -0.692
CH3CH2COOH Propanoic Acid 6.275 6.960 -0.685
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.390 8.049 -0.659
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.000 4.650 -0.650
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.701 6.350 -0.649
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.009 5.650 -0.641
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.755 6.379 -0.624
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.617 6.240 -0.623
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.810 4.431 -0.620
O3 Ozone 2.466 3.079 -0.614
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.855 3.460 -0.605
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.069 6.670 -0.601
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.414 5.015 -0.600
C2H4 Ethylene 3.600 4.188 -0.587
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.384 7.969 -0.586
CH2CO Ketene 3.818 4.400 -0.581
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.040 8.620 -0.580
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.266 7.830 -0.564
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.652 3.210 -0.557
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.451 5.990 -0.539
C2H6 Ethane 3.697 4.226 -0.530
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.354 6.880 -0.527
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 12.276 12.800 -0.524
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.250 2.770 -0.519
NH3 Ammonia 1.590 2.103 -0.512
GeH4 Germane 4.263 4.770 -0.507
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.764 6.270 -0.506
C4H2 Diacetylene 6.312 6.811 -0.498
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.259 3.754 -0.494
C3H8 Propane 5.439 5.921 -0.482
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.284 2.761 -0.477
H2O Water 1.025 1.501 -0.476
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.117 2.593 -0.476
C4H4O Furan 6.763 7.230 -0.467
CH4 Methane 1.989 2.448 -0.459
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.367 0.787 -0.421
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.122 2.540 -0.418
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.872 4.280 -0.407
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.973 6.379 -0.406
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.515 2.910 -0.395
CHONH2 formamide 3.702 4.080 -0.377
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.624 2.998 -0.374
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.427 4.800 -0.373
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.464 2.801 -0.337
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.611 7.940 -0.329
HCOOH Formic acid 2.999 3.319 -0.320
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.578 3.882 -0.304
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.754 4.050 -0.295
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 6.801 7.090 -0.289
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 4.341 4.623 -0.283
CH2CCH2 allene 5.409 5.690 -0.281
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 6.739 7.020 -0.280
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 5.041 5.320 -0.279
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 6.217 6.495 -0.278
NO Nitric oxide 1.429 1.698 -0.269
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.294 1.562 -0.268
C10H8 naphthalene 17.146 17.400 -0.254
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.557 2.810 -0.252
HCOOH Formic acid 3.070 3.319 -0.249
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.267 2.507 -0.241
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.568 0.800 -0.232
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 13.500 13.729 -0.229
C6H6 Benzene 9.747 9.959 -0.212
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.083 4.278 -0.195
CO Carbon monoxide 1.764 1.953 -0.189
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.123 4.297 -0.174
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.302 0.469 -0.168
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.543 1.710 -0.167
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.329 4.490 -0.161
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.018 1.160 -0.143
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.605 3.650 -0.045
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.027 5.838 0.188
C24H12 Coronene 44.233 42.499 1.733
C10H8 Azulene 19.001 15.520 3.481
CaO Calcium monoxide 11.855 2.841 9.014