|   | Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology | 
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| Species | Name | Bond type | Bond Length (Å) | ||
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| Experimental | Calculated | Difference | |||
| LiF | lithium fluoride | rLiF | 1.564 | 1.672 | 0.108 | 
| LiO | lithium oxide | rLiO | 1.688 | 1.791 | 0.103 | 
| NaLi | lithium sodium | rLiNa | 2.889 | 3.033 | 0.144 | 
| Li2 | Lithium diatomic | rLiLi | 2.673 | 2.954 | 0.281 | 
| Na2 | Sodium diatomic | rNaNa | 3.079 | 3.387 | 0.308 | 
| Mg2 | Magnesium diatomic | rMgMg | 3.891 | 3.738 | -0.152 | 
| Al2 | Aluminum diatomic | rAlAl | 2.701 | 2.532 | -0.169 |