Valence bond theory of Pauling and Slater accounts for the following characteristic of covalent bond:

directional

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Solution

The correct option is A directional
Valence bond theory was proposed by Heitler and London to explain the shapes of covalent molecules, their bond angles and bond lengths.It was extended by Pauling and Slater to explain the directional nature of covalent bonds.

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