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Comparison of polarizabilities for PBEPBEultrafine/6-31+G**

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species name calculated experimental difference
C4H8O2 Butanoic acid 8.553    
SiH3Cl chlorosilane 5.293 9.113 -3.821
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.148 7.483 -3.335
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride 4.686 7.483 -2.798
CSe2 Carbon diselenide 9.400 11.269 -1.870
CS2 Carbon disulfide 7.011 8.749 -1.738
BCl3 Borane, trichloro- 7.192 8.700 -1.507
P Phosphorus atom 2.222 3.630 -1.408
HCCCl Chloroacetylene 4.667 6.070 -1.403
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 3.216 4.610 -1.394
AsCl3 Arsenous trichloride 10.089 11.370 -1.282
CH2Cl2 Methylene chloride 5.385 6.659 -1.275
H2Se Hydrogen selenide 3.601 4.770 -1.169
AsH3 Arsine 4.319 5.468 -1.149
Br2 Bromine diatomic 5.419 6.431 -1.012
CH2Br2 dibromomethane 7.684 8.680 -0.997
HBr hydrogen bromide 2.620 3.616 -0.996
CH3Br methyl bromide 4.621 5.610 -0.989
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.686 3.631 -0.945
Si2H6 disilane 8.485 9.410 -0.925
C2H4S Thiirane 5.999 6.910 -0.911
SiH4 Silane 3.872 4.777 -0.905
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.614 2.515 -0.900
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.517 4.416 -0.899
BrCN Cyanogen bromide 4.951 5.824 -0.872
CH3SCH3 Dimethyl sulfide 6.705 7.550 -0.845
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.678 6.499 -0.821
OCS Carbonyl sulfide 4.311 5.090 -0.779
CH2FCH2Cl Ethane, 1-chloro-2-fluoro- 5.732 6.499 -0.768
CH2ClCH2Cl Ethane, 1,2-dichloro- 7.238 8.000 -0.762
As4 Arsenic tetramer 16.538 17.293 -0.755
(CH3)3CC(CH3)3 tetramethylbutane 14.866 15.610 -0.744
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.664 7.380 -0.716
CHCl3 Chloroform 7.417 8.129 -0.712
PH3 Phosphine 3.554 4.237 -0.682
CH2ClCH2OH 2-Chloroethanol 6.254 6.880 -0.626
CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride 9.384 10.002 -0.618
CHCl2CHF2 1,1-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane 7.782 8.401 -0.618
CH3CCH propyne 4.964 5.550 -0.586
CH3CH2SH ethanethiol 6.801 7.380 -0.578
C2H2 Acetylene 2.927 3.487 -0.560
CH3CH2CH2CN Butanenitrile 7.853 8.400 -0.547
O3 Ozone 2.568 3.079 -0.512
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.678 5.186 -0.508
C2H5Br Ethyl bromide 6.776 7.280 -0.504
CH2CO Ketene 3.912 4.400 -0.488
CHCCH2CH3 1-Butyne 6.953 7.410 -0.457
CF2Cl2 difluorodichloromethane 5.915 6.370 -0.456
C2H4 Ethylene 3.736 4.188 -0.452
C3H6 Cyclopropane 5.191 5.640 -0.449
CH3CH2OH Ethanol 4.671 5.112 -0.442
CH3OCH3 Dimethyl ether 4.723 5.160 -0.437
C4H10O Methyl propyl ether 8.425 8.860 -0.435
N2H4 Hydrazine 3.035 3.460 -0.425
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 4.006 4.431 -0.424
NH2CH2CH2CH3 1-Propanamine 7.277 7.700 -0.422
H2 Hydrogen diatomic 0.379 0.787 -0.409
NH3 Ammonia 1.695 2.103 -0.408
H2O Water 1.095 1.501 -0.406
B2H6 Diborane 4.713 5.115 -0.402
H2CO Formaldehyde 2.370 2.770 -0.399
CH3CH2CH2CH3 Butane 7.623 8.020 -0.397
CH3OH Methyl alcohol 2.817 3.210 -0.392
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 2.210 2.593 -0.383
C9H20 Nonane 16.997 17.370 -0.373
CF3Cl Methane, chlorotrifluoro- 4.284 4.650 -0.366
CH4 Methane 2.088 2.448 -0.360
C2N2 Cyanogen 4.655 5.015 -0.360
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.652 2.998 -0.346
NO2 Nitrogen dioxide 2.581 2.910 -0.329
C2H6 Ethane 3.898 4.226 -0.328
C2H6O2S Dimethyl sulfone 8.088 8.401 -0.313
CF3Br Bromotrifluoromethane 5.342 5.650 -0.309
CH2F2 Methane, difluoro- 2.457 2.761 -0.304
CH3NH2 methyl amine 3.460 3.754 -0.293
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.087 6.379 -0.293
CH3F Methyl fluoride 2.248 2.540 -0.292
C5H10O 3-Pentanone 9.645 9.930 -0.285
C2H5CN ethyl cyanide 5.960 6.240 -0.280
GeH4 Germane 4.512 4.770 -0.258
CH2CHCH3 Propene 5.746 5.990 -0.244
CH3CH2CHO Propanal 6.110 6.350 -0.240
O2 Oxygen diatomic 1.331 1.562 -0.231
C5H8O Cyclopentanone 9.027 9.250 -0.223
SO2 Sulfur dioxide 3.665 3.882 -0.217
C10H22 Decane 18.890 19.100 -0.209
NO Nitric oxide 1.489 1.698 -0.209
CO2 Carbon dioxide 2.311 2.507 -0.197
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.606 0.800 -0.194
N2O4 Dinitrogen tetroxide 6.306 6.495 -0.189
C3H7OH 1-Propanol 6.483 6.670 -0.187
CH3CH(CH3)CN Propanenitrile, 2-methyl- 7.865 8.049 -0.184
C4H4O Furan 7.048 7.230 -0.182
CH3CN Acetonitrile 4.101 4.280 -0.179
CH3NO2 Methane, nitro- 4.639 4.800 -0.160
C6H12 hex-1-ene 11.493 11.650 -0.157
H2+ Hydrogen cation 0.314 0.469 -0.155
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 2.268 2.420 -0.152
C3H8 Propane 5.776 5.921 -0.146
CH2CHCH2CH3 1-Butene 7.700 7.830 -0.130
CHF3 Methane, trifluoro- 2.675 2.801 -0.126
F2 Fluorine diatomic 1.034 1.160 -0.126
HCOOH Formic acid 3.202 3.319 -0.117
CO Carbon monoxide 1.837 1.953 -0.116
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.603 1.710 -0.107
HCOOC2H5 Ethyl formate 6.776 6.880 -0.104
Ne Neon atom 0.279 0.381 -0.102
CH3SOCH3 Dimethyl sulfoxide 7.882 7.969 -0.087
CH2CHCHO Acrolein 6.292 6.379 -0.087
CH2CCH2 allene 5.609 5.690 -0.081
CH3COCH3 Acetone 6.197 6.270 -0.073
C4H2 Diacetylene 6.739 6.811 -0.071
NF3 Nitrogen trifluoride 2.762 2.810 -0.047
C4H5N Pyrrole 7.901 7.940 -0.039
SO3 Sulfur trioxide 4.269 4.297 -0.029
HCOOH Formic acid 3.299 3.319 -0.020
C4H8O2 Ethyl acetate 8.601 8.620 -0.019
C3H4N2 1H-Imidazole 7.128 7.090 0.038
CF3CHF2 pentafluoroethane 4.707 4.623 0.084
CH3CHO Acetaldehyde 4.387 4.278 0.108
C6H6 Benzene 10.076 9.959 0.117
GeF4 Germanium tetrafluoride 4.178 4.050 0.128
C3H6O3 1,3,5-Trioxane 7.255 7.020 0.236
SeF6 Selenium hexafluoride 5.584 5.320 0.264
SF6 Sulfur Hexafluoride 4.760 4.490 0.270
PF5 Phosphorus pentafluoride 3.991 3.650 0.341
C6H4Cl2 1,3-dichlorobenzene 14.167 13.729 0.437
C10H8 naphthalene 17.848 17.400 0.448
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 2.227 1.710 0.517
C3F6 hexafluoropropene 6.518 5.838 0.679
C60 Buckminsterfullerene 82.837 79.000 3.837
C10H8 Azulene 19.433 15.520 3.913
K Potassium atom 48.375 43.400 4.975
CaO Calcium monoxide 12.340 2.841 9.499