Intro to Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory

MathSci Problems Intro to Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory Why Use MO Theory? While Lewis structures and Valence Bond Theory are useful, they oversimplify chemical bonding and can’t explain everything. Molecular Orbital (MO) Theory is more complex, but it can account for cases that simpler models can’t explain. Consider the [H₂]⁺ ion, for example. Lewis structures […]