Study of chemical bonding in H2 and HF molecules: Wave function and density functional theory (DFT) parameters approach
✍ Scribed by P. Kolandaivel; N. Suba; K. Senthilkumar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7608
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✦ Synopsis
Balint Kurti's Fourier grid Hamiltonian method is employed to obtain the molecular wave function and equilibrium bond length for H 2 and HF molecules. The density functional theory parameter, namely, the chemical hardness (η) value, was determined for some diatomic hydride molecules using this wave function and the results are found to be in good agreement with the values obtained from the ab initio HF-SCF method. A new formula for chemical hardness (η = 1/2Dr, where D is the proportionality constant and r is the internuclear distance) is introduced in binding energy and change of hardness equations to determine the chemical hardness and chemical potential values for different bond lengths. The binding energy and change of hardness values are calculated for H 2 , H + 2 , H - 2 , HF, HF + , and HF -molecules and the bond stability is discussed. Finally, the concept of an atom in a molecule is examined in the context of DFT parameters and comparison is made between an atom in a molecule and the isolated atom.