Theorems of the Bond Valence Theory

In recent years bond valence theory has been put to many other uses, some routine and others exploring new applicatirms of the theory as described in other chapters of this volume. After a long period of slow development dating back almost a 100 years, the bond valence theory is beginning to find its place among the varied models used to describe chemical structure. Later chapters in this volume describe some of the exciting developments currently underway and point to the unexplored potential that will form the substance of some future history of the bond valence theory. 

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Theorems of the Bond Valence Theory 3.1 The Principle of Maximum Symmetry... 

The existence of a correlation between the theoretically determined bond valences and the experimentally observed bond lengths is what validates the model. Without this link, the abstract theorems of the bond valence theory developed below would have no relevance to the real world. The bond valence theory is... 

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