Abstract
A claim that ionic bonds exist only in ionic solids is critically analyzed by focusing on the controversial LiH molecule, classified as covalent by non-orthogonal valence bond supporters, polar-covalent by molecular orbital advocates, and ionic by real-space proponents. Using orbital invariant techniques we show that LiH can be regarded ionic in the same manner that dihydrogen is considered covalent.
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