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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 QCISD(T)/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
HO2 Hydroperoxy radical rOO 1.331 1.476 0.146
O2 Oxygen diatomic rOO 1.208 1.333 0.126
CaOH Calcium monohydroxide rOCa 1.976 2.081 0.105
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.216 0.213
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.636 0.199
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.190 0.111
6 molecules.