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Comparison of polarizabilities for B3LYPultrafine/6-31G**

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 7.159    
C60 Buckminsterfullerene 69.469 79.000 -9.531
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 4.507 9.113 -4.606
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.073 7.483 -4.410
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 3.584 7.483 -3.899
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 8.293 11.269 -2.977
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 12.673 15.610 -2.937
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 5.969 8.700 -2.731
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 8.682 11.370 -2.688
C10H8 naphthalene 14.754 17.400 -2.646
C10H22 Decane 16.513 19.100 -2.586
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 7.472 10.002 -2.531
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.224 8.749 -2.525
C9H20 Nonane 14.848 17.370 -2.523
K Potassium atom 41.024 43.400 -2.376
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 3.726 6.070 -2.343
As4 Arsenic tetramer 14.965 17.293 -2.328
C6H5CHO benzaldehyde 10.498 12.800 -2.302
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 6.417 8.680 -2.263
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 4.402 6.659 -2.257
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 6.170 8.401 -2.231
CHCl3 Chloroform 5.912 8.129 -2.217
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 11.612 13.729 -2.117
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 5.970 8.000 -2.030
Si2H6 disilane 7.385 9.410 -2.025
C6H12 hex-1-ene 9.682 11.650 -1.968
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.730 4.610 -1.880
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 6.545 8.401 -1.856
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 5.703 7.550 -1.847
P Phosphorus atom 1.793 3.630 -1.837
C4H5N Pyrrole 6.106 7.940 -1.833
C6H6 Benzene 8.151 9.959 -1.809
C2H4S Thiirane 5.121 6.910 -1.789
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.734 6.499 -1.766
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.615 7.380 -1.765
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 4.764 6.499 -1.735
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 5.651 7.380 -1.729
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 4.644 6.370 -1.727
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 8.206 9.930 -1.724
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.046 4.770 -1.724
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 5.690 7.410 -1.720
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 6.684 8.400 -1.716
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.111 5.824 -1.713
Br2 Bromine diatomic 4.735 6.431 -1.696
C4H4O Furan 5.536 7.230 -1.694
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 4.811 6.495 -1.684
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 5.204 6.880 -1.676
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 6.067 7.700 -1.632
CH3Br methyl bromide 3.978 5.610 -1.632
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 7.623 9.250 -1.626
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 7.246 8.860 -1.614
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 6.372 7.969 -1.597
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 5.701 7.280 -1.579
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 5.533 7.090 -1.557
AsH3 Arsine 3.913 5.468 -1.555
CH3CCH propyne 4.025 5.550 -1.525
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 4.871 6.379 -1.508
C4H2 Diacetylene 5.313 6.811 -1.497
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 6.377 7.830 -1.453
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 4.217 5.650 -1.434
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.201 3.631 -1.430
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 3.670 5.090 -1.420
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 6.632 8.049 -1.417
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.206 3.616 -1.409
SiH4 Silane 3.378 4.777 -1.399
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.021 4.416 -1.395
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 7.235 8.620 -1.385
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 3.268 4.650 -1.382
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 6.643 8.020 -1.376
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 5.016 6.379 -1.364
CH2CO Ketene 3.056 4.400 -1.344
C2H2 Acetylene 2.181 3.487 -1.306
CH2CHCH3 Propene 4.723 5.990 -1.266
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 5.094 6.350 -1.256
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.280 2.515 -1.235
CH3SH Methanethiol 3.952 5.186 -1.234
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 5.650 6.880 -1.230
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.043 6.240 -1.197
C3H6 Cyclopropane 4.447 5.640 -1.193
C2H4 Ethylene 2.997 4.188 -1.191
CH3COCH3 Acetone 5.084 6.270 -1.186
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 4.152 5.320 -1.168
N2H4 Hydrazine 2.301 3.460 -1.159
C2N2 Cyanogen 3.859 5.015 -1.155
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.009 5.160 -1.151
PH3 Phosphine 3.091 4.237 -1.145
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 5.878 7.020 -1.141
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 3.975 5.112 -1.137
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 5.533 6.670 -1.136
O3 Ozone 1.945 3.079 -1.134
CH2CCH2 allene 4.572 5.690 -1.118
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 3.537 4.623 -1.086
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 3.727 4.800 -1.073
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 2.872 3.882 -1.011
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.425 4.431 -1.006
B2H6 Diborane 4.163 5.115 -0.952
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 3.360 4.297 -0.937
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 1.982 2.910 -0.928
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 3.576 4.490 -0.914
HCOOH Formic acid 2.437 3.319 -0.882
C3H8 Propane 5.046 5.921 -0.876
CH3NH2 methyl amine 2.881 3.754 -0.873
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.126 2.998 -0.872
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 4.988 5.838 -0.850
CH3CN Acetonitrile 3.438 4.280 -0.842
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.755 2.593 -0.838
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.373 3.210 -0.837
HCOOH Formic acid 2.485 3.319 -0.834
NH3 Ammonia 1.270 2.103 -0.832
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 3.221 4.050 -0.829
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 1.992 2.810 -0.817
H2CO Formaldehyde 1.964 2.770 -0.805
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 1.998 2.801 -0.803
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 1.973 2.761 -0.787
C2H6 Ethane 3.464 4.226 -0.762
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 1.688 2.420 -0.732
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 3.566 4.278 -0.712
H2O Water 0.793 1.501 -0.708
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 2.972 3.650 -0.677
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.850 2.507 -0.657
CH3F Methyl fluoride 1.936 2.540 -0.604
GeH4 Germane 4.189 4.770 -0.581
NO Nitric oxide 1.126 1.698 -0.573
CH4 Methane 1.879 2.448 -0.569
CO Carbon monoxide 1.411 1.953 -0.542
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.031 1.562 -0.531
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.265 1.710 -0.445
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.372 0.787 -0.416
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.781 1.160 -0.379
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.429 0.800 -0.371
Ne Neon atom 0.182 0.381 -0.199
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.314 0.469 -0.155
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.952 1.710 0.242
C10H8 Azulene 16.174 15.520 0.654
CaO Calcium monoxide 12.045 2.841 9.204