valence

[US]/'veɪl(ə)ns/
[UK]/'veləns/
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Translation

n. (chemistry) the combining power of an element, especially as measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can displace or combine with

Phrases & Collocations

valence bond theory

valence electrons

valence shell

valence electron configuration

valence electron

valence bond

valence band

valence state

Example Sentences

molecules with unpaired valence electrons.

The valences of copper are 1 and 2.

The relationship between bond valence and bond covalency has been investigated by a semiempirical method.

A method to calculate new valence electronegativity and the ionicity of chemical bond of the transition metal elements is also presented here.

The photoabsorption spectra in the valence-shell continuum region of C2H4 are calculated by the multi-scattering self-consistent-field method in the framework of the quantum defect theory.

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