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Species Name Experimental Angle Calculated Angle Difference
H2CO Formaldehyde 116.1 116.9 -0.7
CH4 Methane 109.5 109.5 -0.0
C2H6 Ethane 108.0 108.0 0.0
C2H4 Ethylene 117.6 116.6 1.0
C3H6 Cyclopropane 114.5 114.5 -0.0

CCSD(T)/SDD for aHCH

Histogram of angle differences (in degrees) vs number of species


Differences greater than 1.6 are in the 1.6 bin. Differences less than -0.8 are in the -0.8 bin.

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-0.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6
Angle difference calc. - exp. (degrees)

  Species Name Difference (degrees)
Most negative difference H2CO Formaldehyde -0.7
Most positive difference C2H4 Ethylene 1.0