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How do we explain shapes of molecules using molecular orbital theory or do we even do that ?

While reading about the theories to explain chemical combination and stabilities of compounds I read about VBT and MOT and how when VBT failed to explain certain facts MOT was introduced but i do not know how do we explain shape of molecules using MOT as we do in case of VBT .

Nitro phenol
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    See Walsh diagrams for a start – orthocresol Mar 07 '17 at 10:19
  • There is some information about predicting the shapes of small molecules in this answer. http://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/14981/why-does-bond-angle-decrease-in-the-order-h%E2%82%82o-h%E2%82%82s-h%E2%82%82se/57973#57973 – porphyrin Mar 07 '17 at 13:13

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