Question

A computational extension of a theory whose name begins with this term relaxes the “strong orthogonality condition” from Coulson–Fischer theory. An initial assumption in a theory whose name begins with this term that precluded the “charge-shift” family led to the failure to explain the antiaromaticity of cyclobutadiene. That theory whose name begins with this term arose from Walter Heitler and Fritz London’s solution to the Schrödinger equation for diatomic (-5[2])hydrogen, which was then expanded upon in a 1939 textbook by Linus Pauling. The AXE (“A-X-E”) method is used in a formalism (10[1])beginning with this term that assigns labels (10[1])such as “T-shaped” and “seesaw.” (-5[1])For 10 points, molecular (-5[1])geometries (10[1])are described (-5[1])using the “electron pair repulsion” of what outermost electrons (10[1])in an atom? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: valence [accept valence electrons or valence shell electron pair repulsion or valence bond theory; prompt on VSEPR]
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Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%105.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%115.60
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%113.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%104.67
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%111.00
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%40%113.80
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%112.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%101.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%111.00
UK2025-02-01Y1090%0%20%97.33
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%63%111.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%100%121.00

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Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeNYU A68-5
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AJohns Hopkins A68-5
Olin BoseColumbia BHaverford B8910
Richard NiuCornell BColumbia C9610
Vedh RameshPenn BMaryland B101-5
Frederick Rivas-GiorgiYale AVassar A105-5
Danny HanPenn AGeorge Washington B10610
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BGeorge Washington A108-5
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins ARutgers A11710
Sam MacchiVassar AYale A12110
Kevin LiuMaryland BPenn B12110
Saketh DontarajuNYU AJohn Jay College12110
Eva Lettiere-RobertsGeorge Washington ANYU B12110