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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 PBEPBE/CEP-31G*

Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
Na2 Sodium diatomic rNaNa 3.079 3.398 0.319
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.142 -0.070
N2 Nitrogen diatomic rNN 1.213 1.142 -0.070
SO2 Sulfur dioxide rSO 1.432 1.496 0.064
LiH Lithium Hydride rLiH 1.595 1.658 0.063
Cl2 Chlorine diatomic rClCl 1.988 2.051 0.063
C2H2 Acetylene rCC 1.203 1.253 0.050
7 molecules.