covalency

A noun referring to the number of electron pairs an atom can share with other atoms in a chemical compound, characterizing the bonding capacity through shared electrons.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le nombre de paires d'électrons qu'un atome peut partager avec d'autres atomes dans un composé chimique, caractérisant sa capacité à former des liaisons par mise en commun d'électrons.

1. Chemical bonding property C2 formal scientific

   The number of electron pairs an atom can share with other atoms to form covalent bonds.

   • Carbon has a covalency of four, allowing it to form stable organic molecules.
   • The covalency of an element determines its ability to bond with other atoms.
   • Understanding covalency is essential for predicting molecular structures.

   🇫🇷Covalence

   Synonymes: covalencevalencevalency

• covalencies plural form
• covalencies' possessive plural form
• covalency's possessive singular form