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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 B1B95/CEP-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
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
7 molecules.