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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)=FULL/cc-pVTZ

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CaO Calcium monoxide rOCa 1.822 1.672 -0.150
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.219 -0.231
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 3.997 0.239
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.422 0.102
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.226 -0.174
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.220 2.107 -0.113
6 molecules.