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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/3-21G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
KH Potassium hydride rKH 2.243 2.353 0.110
CaBr Calcium monobromide rCaBr 2.594 2.712 0.119
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.313 -0.137
Ne2+ Neon diatomic cation rNeNe 1.765 1.656 -0.109
NCl nitrogen monochloride rNCl 1.611 1.726 0.116
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.514 0.194
BrNO Nitrosyl bromide rNBr 2.140 2.013 -0.127
CuH Copper monohydride rCuH 1.463 1.355 -0.108
NBr nitrogen monobromide rNBr 1.765 2.616 0.851
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.176 0.174
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.630 0.193
BrO+ Bromine monoxide cation rOBr 1.635 1.812 0.177
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.247 -0.153
CaC Calcium monocarbide rCCa 2.302 3.232 0.931
14 molecules.