{"id":974,"date":"2026-10-30T18:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/?page_id=974"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:19:16","slug":"chem-2000-topic-5b-valence-bond-theory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/chem-2000-general-chemistry-ii\/chem-2000-exercises-and-practice-test-questions\/chem-2000-topic-5b-valence-bond-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"CHEM 2000 Topic 5B: Valence Bond Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Band Theory and Valence Bond Theory are both covered in Week 5 of CHEM 2000, they are distinct topics and have therefore been split into Topic 5A and Topic 5B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer keys are for checking your work. There is little to no value in reading an answer key without first attempting to solve the problem yourself. All that does is give you a false sense of security because every problem looks much easier after you\u2019ve seen somebody else solve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exercises:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7f47ab8d-ee79-4f56-a98b-d6af83f899ef\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_5.3_vb_vs_mo.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 5.3: Valence Bond Theory vs Molecular Orbital Theory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ca0f8605-5073-4ffe-ab3d-8b9907811a76\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_5.4_hybridization.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 5.4: Hybridization<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-aa33ba09-f955-45fc-9618-52d2a460ab0f\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_5.5_sigma_bonds_and_pi_bonds.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 5.5: Sigma Bonds and Pi Bonds in Valence Bond Theory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0dd89644-0b97-4904-a5b6-6af26f283e4c\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_practice_test_questions_5B_valence_bond_theory.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Practice Test Questions 5B: Valence Bond Theory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer Keys:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-20170daa-f6e0-403e-a222-1828f5ca05ec\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_5.3_vb_vs_mo_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 5.3: Valence Bond Theory vs Molecular Orbital Theory &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-9b9a9e92-4ec2-4e60-b9c7-259f622ff2d1\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_5.4_hybridization_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 5.4: Hybridization &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-33e5f7d2-45a6-45e8-81e5-bac7eb0d1cdd\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_exercise_5.5_sigma_bonds_and_pi_bonds_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Exercise 5.5:  Sigma Bonds and Pi Bonds in Valence Bond Theory &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c7f26c4c-04c7-4dfb-a50d-e3beab5746fc\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/susanfindlay\/files\/2026\/10\/chem2000_practice_test_questions_5B_valence_bond_theory_answers.pdf\">CHEM 2000 Practice Test Questions 5B: Valence Bond Theory &#8211; Answers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Band Theory and Valence Bond Theory are both covered in Week 5 of CHEM 2000, they are distinct topics and have therefore been split into Topic 5A and Topic 5B. 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