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IV.D.7. (XVIII.A.2.)

Bad Calculated Bond Lengths

List of molecules with calculated bond lengths that differ by more than 0.050 Å from experimental bond lengths.

Calculated at MP2FC/cc-pCVDZ

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Be2 Beryllium diatomic rBeBe 2.460 2.037 -0.423
C2 Carbon diatomic rCC 1.243 1.334 0.091
AlN Aluminum nitride rNAl 1.786 1.850 0.064
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.146 -0.060
CO Carbon monoxide rCO 1.206 1.146 -0.060
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.490 0.058
ClF3 Chlorine trifluoride rFCl 1.597 1.653 0.056
SO Sulfur monoxide rSO 1.481 1.535 0.054
AlF Aluminum monofluoride rAlF 1.654 1.708 0.054
HN3 hydrogen azide rNH 0.975 1.028 0.053
P2 Phosphorus diatomic rPP 1.893 1.945 0.052
11 molecules.