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Molecular orbital theory is a method in chemistry for describing the electronic structure of molecules using quantum mechanics, developed in the years following the establishment of valence bond theory.

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In chemistry, molecular orbital theory (MO theory or MOT) is a method for describing the electronic structure of molecules using quantum mechanics. It was proposed early in the 20th century.
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