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Valence Bond Theory's Domain
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Valence bond theory correctly predicts bond formation, sigma and pi character, and, with hybridization, most shapes, but not some molecules' magnetism.
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Valence bond theory predicts nitrogen's stable triple bond but gives no structural reason for oxygen's attraction to a magnet.
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This model's shape and bond-order predictions hold broadly; the magnetism gap is a specific, named exception, not a general failure.