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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 ROMP2/6-31G*

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Species Name Bond type Bond Length (Å)
Experimental Calculated Difference
GaP Gallium monophosphide rPGa 2.450 2.200 -0.250
Ar2+ Argon diatomic cation rArAr 2.320 2.523 0.203
CrH Chromium hydride rHCr 1.655 1.795 0.140
CaH Calcium monohydride rCaH 2.003 2.126 0.124
CaCl calcium monochloride rClCa 2.437 2.566 0.129
AlP Aluminum monophosphide rAlP 2.400 2.181 -0.219
6 molecules.