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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(TQ)=FULL/6-31+G**

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.231 -0.219
Ar2 Argon diatomic rArAr 3.758 4.056 0.298
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.514 0.194
CaS Calcium sulfide rSCa 2.318 2.535 0.217
4 molecules.