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This lecture covers the Schrödinger Equation, which describes the total energy of quantum systems in terms of kinetic and potential energy operators. It explains the time-dependent and time-independent Schrödinger equations, approximations to solve them, quantum numbers, exclusion principle, atomic orbitals, and molecular orbital theory. The lecture also discusses valence electrons, VSEPR model, valence bond theory, hybridization, formation of carbon-carbon bonds, molecular orbital energy diagrams, and the complementarity of Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital theories.