1 a) Build the LCAO-MO (eigenfunctions of Ŝ2) Slater determinants for the electronic ground state of B2 and C2. b) Build the Valence-bond treatment Slater determinants for the electronic ground state of B2 and C2. c) What is the bond order of the two molecules in the LCAO-MO (from (a))? Does valence-bond treatment predict a bond? Compare the two approaches generally.

1 a) Build the LCAO-MO (eigenfunctions of Ŝ2) Slater determinants for the electronic ground state of B2 and C2. b) Build the Valence-bond treatment Slater determinants for the electronic ground state of B2 and C2. c) What is the bond order of the two molecules in the LCAO-MO (from (a))? Does valence-bond treatment predict a bond? Compare the two approaches generally.

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