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. 2011 Dec 28;109(1):18-21. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1118245108

Table 1.

Static multipolar polarizabilities αl(0) and cutoff radii Rl (both in atomic units), and parameters al of atoms

Atom α1(0) α2(0) α3(0) R1 R2 R3 a1 a2 a3
H 4.50(a) 15.0(a) 131.25(a) 1.726 1.856 2.194 1.143 1.469 1.863
He 1.38(b) 2.331(d) 9.932(d) 1.155 1.268 1.508 1.116 1.405 1.784
Ne 2.67(b) 7.33(e) 42.1(e) 1.409 1.545 1.794 1.047 1.200 1.422
Ar 11.1(b) 51.84(f) 534.85(f) 2.249 2.277 2.564 1.025 1.180 1.364
Kr 16.8(b) 98.43(f) 1269.6(f) 2.571 2.574 2.892 1.012 1.149 1.332
Xe 27.4(b) 223.3(e) 3640.6(e) 3.023 3.020 3.348 1.008 1.124 1.296
Li 164.1(c) 1424(g) 39688(g) 5.507 4.526 4.888 1.018 1.333 1.680
Na 162.6(c) 1878(g) 55518(g) 5.470 4.719 5.128 1.006 1.246 1.679
K 290.2(c) 5000(g) 176940(g) 6.629 5.682 6.033 1.004 1.184 1.645
Be 37.8(b) 299.9(d) 4765(d) 3.401 3.298 3.590 1.041 1.301 1.613
Mg 71.7(b) 845.4(d) 16772(d) 4.171 4.007 4.276 1.012 1.222 1.559
Ca 158.6(b) 3083(e) 65170(e) 5.425 5.143 5.190 1.007 1.168 1.557 *

For the H atom, the Bohr radius is 1.00, a conventional vdW radius is α1(0)1/3 = 1.65, and the classical turning radius is 2.00

*(a) From ref. 43. (b) From ref. 44. (c) From ref. 45. (d) From ref. 46. (e) From ref. 8. (f) From ref. 47. (g) From ref. 48.