Comparison of Qualitative Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theories

1 Comparison of Qualitative Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theories 

Whenever the VB and MO wave functions of an electronic state are equivalent, the VB energy can be estimated using qualitative MO theory. 

TABLE 3.1 Elementary Interaction Energies in the Qualitative MO and VB Models 

Type of Interaction Stabilization or Destabilization (MO Model) Stabilization or Destabilization (VB Model) 

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