The effect of bond-length distortion on mean bond length for selected configurations of the transition metal ions bonded to O2−: (a) [6]Sc3+, (b) [4]Ti4+, (c) [6]V3+, (d) [5]V4+, (e) [6]V4+, (f) [4]V5+, (g) [5]V5+, (h) [6]V5+, (i) [6]Cr3+, (j) [4]Cr6+, (k) [6]Mn2+, (l) [6]Mn3+, (m) [6]Fe2+, (n) [4]Fe3+, (O) [6]Fe3+, (p) [4]Co2+, (q) [5]Co2+, (r) [6]Co2+, (s) [6]Ni2+, (t) [2]Cu+, (u) [4]Cu2+, (v) [5]Cu2+, (w) [6]Cu2+, (x) [4]Zn2+, (y) [5]Zn2+, (z) [6]Zn2+, (aa) [6]Y3+, (ab) [7]Y3+, (ac) [8]Y3+, (ad) [6]Zr4+, (ae) [6]Nb5+, (af) [6]Mo5+, (ag) [4]Mo6+, (ah) [6]Mo6+, (ai) [4]Pd2+, (aj) [4]Ag+, (ak) [5]Ag+, (al) [6]Ag+, (am) [6]Cd2+, (an) [6]Ta5+, (ao) [4]W6+, (ap) [6]W6+, (aq) [4]Re7+, (ar) [6]Pt4+, (as) [4]Au3+ and (at) [6]Hg2+.