covalence
English
Alternative forms
covalency
Etymology
From
co-
+
valence
.
Noun
covalence
(
plural
covalences
)
(
chemistry
)
A form of
valence
in which
electrons
are shared between participating
atoms
(
chemistry
)
The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of
covalent bonds
it can form)
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