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Theoretical chemistry
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<p>Theoretical chemistry is the branch of <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a> which develops <a href="/facts/Scientific_theory/moMsLrUn">theoretical generalizations</a> that are part of the theoretical arsenal of modern chemistry: for example, the concepts of <a href="/facts/Chemical_bonding/ArNUMnIB">chemical bonding</a>, <a href="/facts/Chemical_reaction/GpqWlKrz">chemical reaction</a>, <a href="/facts/Valence_(chemistry)/ck7cHByj">valence</a>, the <a href="/facts/Potential_energy_surface/YDUNcSM8">surface of potential energy</a>, <a href="/facts/Molecular_orbital/0dP30jaa">molecular orbitals</a>, orbital interactions, and molecule activation. </p>