Molecular Orbital Calculations of Hydrogen Chloride
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AM1 geometry optimization

AM1 geometry optimization gave a bond length value of 1.28 angstroms.
 
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PM3 geometry optimization

PM3 geometry optimization gave a bond length value of 1.27 angstroms. This proved to be the best level of theory for geometry optimization because the value came closest to the literature value of 1.27 angstroms.³
 
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DZV geometry optimization

DZV geometry optimization gave a bond length value of 1.26 angstroms. DZV is the highest level of theory used for geometry optimization.
 
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6-21G geometry optimization

6-21G geometry optimization gave a bond length value of 1.27 angstroms. This also proved to be the best level of theory for geometry optimization because the value came closest to the literature value of 1.27 angstroms³. 6-21G is the lowest level of ab initio theory used for geometry optimization.
 
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6-31G geometry optimization

6-31G geometry optimization gave a bond length value of 1.26 angstroms. 6-31G is the second highest level of ab initio theory for geometry optimization.
 
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Highest occupied molecular orbital of HCl

This is the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) at orbital 9. Orbital 9 was chosen for the HOMO because HCl has a total number of 18 electrons, and the number of total electrons was divided by two.
 
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Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of HCl

This is the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) at orbital 10. Orbital 10 was chosen as the LUMO because the HOMO is in orbital 9.
 
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The electrostatic potential of HCl

This is the electrostatic potential of HCl. The red area represents the lowest electrostatic potential and the blue area represents the highest electrostatic potential. Intermediate colors represent intermediate potentials.
 
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Partial atomic charges on each atom of HCl

The partial atomic charge on each atom is shown in the diagram on the right. The values of the partial charges on each atom were created by the asymmetric distribution of electrons in the chemical bond.
 
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Sigma bonding present in the H-Cl bond

The diagram on the left shows the sigma bonding orbital present in the H-Cl bond.
 
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Sigma-pi bonding present in the H-Cl bond

The diagram on the right shows the sigma-pi bonding orbital present in the H-Cl bond.
 
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Pi non-bonding orbital present in the H-Cl bond

The diagram on the left shows the pi non-bonding orbital present in the H-Cl bond.
 
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Vibrational stretch of HCl

The vibrational stretch of the HCl molecule can be visualized.  The calculated vibrational frequency associated with this motion is 3170.14 cm¯¹. The literature vibrational frequency 2990.10 cm¯¹.³
      Figure 1 shows the different potential energies of bond lengths at different levels of theory. The higher the level of theory, the lower energy for the lowest potential energy. The lowest potential energy comes from a bond length value of 0 angstroms.
Potential Energy vs. Bond Length
Figure 1: Graph of potential energy vs bond length at different levels of theory. The graph was created in IGOR Pro.


                                                                               
Figure 2: molecular orbital diagram for hydrogen chloride                                                                                                                                Table 1: Calculated dipole moments at different levels of theory and the percent error (compared                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 literature value of 1.08³)

The dipole moment for different levels of theory was calculated and compared to the literature value of 1.08.³ The closest calculated value to the literature value came from the DZV level of theory and had a value of 1.153389, only 6.80% error from the true value. DZV has the largest level of theory and biggest basis set compared to the other level of theories investigated.
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