Class 11 Chapter 3 Valence Bond theory and its Drawbacks
Table of Contents Introduction Valence Bond Theory Fundamentals Hybridization Concept Applications of VBT Drawbacks of VBT Conclusion Introduction The Valence Bond Theory (VBT), proposed by Heitler, London and developed by Pauling and Slater, explains covalent bonding as the overlap of half-filled atomic orbitals. It builds on the idea that when atomic orbitals overlap, electron…