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Compare Calculated Bonds for P-Cl

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MP3/6-31+G**

Histogram of Bond lengths (in Å) vs number of species


Values greater than 2.18 are in the 2.18 bin. Values less than 1.94 are in the 1.94 bin.

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1.94 1.96 1.98 2.00 2.02 2.04 2.06 2.08 2.10 2.12 2.14 2.16 2.18
bond lengths (Å)

Summary: (Å)
Average bond length Standard deviation
2.037 0.061

  Species Name Bond Length (Å)
Lowest value PCl+ phosphorus monochloride cation 1.946
Highest value PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2.150

Calculated Bond lengths
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Species Name Bond Length (Å) Atom1 index Atom2 index
PCl- phosphorus monochloride anion 2.122 1 2
PCl phosphorus chloride 2.044 1 2
PCl+ phosphorus monochloride cation 1.946 1 2
OPCl Phosphorus oxychloride 2.069 1 3
PCl3 Phosphorus trichloride 1.977 1 2
    1.977 1 3
    1.977 1 4
Cl3PO Phosphoryl chloride 2.010 1 3
    2.010 1 4
    2.010 1 5
PCl5 Phosphorus pentachloride 2.037 1 2
    2.037 1 3
    2.037 1 4
    2.150 1 5
    2.150 1 6