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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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pVQZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
NaH sodium hydride rNaH 1.887 1.760 -0.127
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.911 0.153
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.184 -0.216
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.060 -0.160
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 2.961 -0.118
5 molecules.