Question

according to VBT ,electrons lie in overlapping region of two atomic orbitals whereas according to MOT electrons lie in new orbitals.So,where do electrons actually lie?

Answer 1

According to VBT, two atomic orbitals overlap and form molecular orbitals in which electrons lie. According to MOT, molecular orbitals are formed by the linear combination of atomic orbitals and electrons lie in these new orbitals.

Both theories explains that electron lies in newly formed molecular orbitals, which are formed by the combination of atomic orbitals.