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Comparison of polarizabilities for B3LYP/cc-pCVDZ

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species name calculated experimental difference
Li Lithium atom 20.842 24.330 -3.488
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic 2.699 4.610 -1.911
CS2 Carbon disulfide 6.863 8.749 -1.886
BeH2 beryllium dihydride 2.570 4.340 -1.771
H2S Hydrogen sulfide 2.246 3.631 -1.385
CH3Cl Methyl chloride 3.087 4.416 -1.329
HCl Hydrogen chloride 1.302 2.515 -1.213
CH3SH Methanethiol 4.045 5.186 -1.142
Si2H6 disilane 8.332 9.410 -1.077
C2H4 Ethylene 3.213 4.188 -0.975
N2O Nitrous oxide 2.047 2.998 -0.950
C2H4O Ethylene oxide 3.527 4.431 -0.904
CH2CCH2 allene 4.867 5.690 -0.823
SiH4 Silane 3.992 4.777 -0.785
PH3 Phosphine 3.474 4.237 -0.763
HCN Hydrogen cyanide 1.836 2.593 -0.757
BF3 Borane, trifluoro- 1.700 2.420 -0.720
H2O Water 0.801 1.501 -0.700
CO2 Carbon dioxide 1.815 2.507 -0.692
O2 Oxygen diatomic 0.919 1.562 -0.643
NO Nitric oxide 1.056 1.698 -0.642
C2H6 Ethane 3.665 4.226 -0.562
F2 Fluorine diatomic 0.628 1.160 -0.532
CO Carbon monoxide 1.437 1.953 -0.516
N2 Nitrogen diatomic 1.223 1.710 -0.487
HF Hydrogen fluoride 0.378 0.800 -0.422
Be Beryllium atom 6.164 5.600 0.564
MgO magnesium oxide 6.963 1.750 5.213