[Pw_forum] Bond dissociation energy of CO (gas-phase)

[Miguel Martínez Canales]

Hello everybody,

I have a small naive question with respect to the discrepancies Ameya is 
getting. Being C and O pretty light elements, and because the dissociation 
energies he is getting is always (except for BLYP) around 10-15 kcal/mol, 
¿could this be caused because he is neglecting the zero-point energy?

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Miguel Martínez Canales
    Dto. Física de la Materia Condensada
    UPV/EHU
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