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Symmetry and angular momentum in the Jahn-Teller paper

In the original paper of Jahn et Teller (https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspa.1937.0142, section I-Two Examples) are described two examples: a linear molecule and one with square ...
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Comparison between Molecular Orbital Theory and Valence Bond Theory

I have been reading about introductory Molecular Orbital Theory lately. Till now, I have used Valence Bond Theory to evaluate bonding. I have a few questions about it:- In VBT, we used the idea that ...
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