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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 ROHF/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
CuO Copper Monoxide rCuO 1.724 1.865 0.141
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.734 0.140
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.253 -0.197
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.493 0.173
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.124 0.121
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.589 0.153
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.271 -0.129
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 3.192 0.890
8 molecules.