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Recent calculations of the binding energy of the nitrogen molecule carried out by Kopineck are examined by means of molecular orbital calculations. The Hellmann-Kopineck procedure of omitting certain permutations in a valence bond procedure is investigated. It is concluded that the Kopineck calculation should not be used as an argument favoring the 9.8 ev value for the binding energy (D00) of the nitrogen molecule.
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