Based on the available crystal data, a linear correlation between R0, the bond valence parameter for a Mo-containing chemical bond, and the Mo oxidation state n was developed for the first time. Using the "universal" value of the parameter B = 0.037 nm, the linear equations of R0-n for Mo-X (X: O, S, N, Cl and F) bonds were established. The oxidation-state independent Mo-O bond valence parameters, R0 = 0.18788 nm and B = 0.03046 nm, published recently have been shown to be a special case of the linearly correlated functions. Some bond valence sum calculations in compounds containing only Mo-O bonds using these para- meters are presented.