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  • What is valence bond theory? and tell me the steps to solve the complexes of the valence bond theory??

What is valence bond theory? and tell me the steps to solve the complexes of the valence bond theory??

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Valence bond theory describes a covalent bond as the overlap of half-filled atomic orbitals (each containing a single electron) that yield a pair of electrons shared between the two bonded atoms. We say that orbitals on two different atoms overlap when a portion of one orbital and a portion of a second orbital occupy the same region of space. According to valence bond theory, a covalent bond results when two conditions are met:

  • An orbital on one atom overlaps an orbital on a second atom.

  • The single electrons in each orbital combine to form an electron pair. 

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