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Valence bond theory does not easily address delocalization.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

These compounds contain ring structures and exhibit bonding that must be described using the resonance hybrid concept of valence bond theory or the delocalization concept of molecular orbital theory.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The easy exasperation of the £1000-a-year man at the rates and his extreme patience under Imperial taxation is incomprehensible, unless you recognize this fact of his delocalization.

From Mankind in the Making by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)