multivalence

indénombrable

A noun referring to the state of having a valence greater than two, typically used in chemistry to describe an element or ion that can combine with more than two atoms or groups.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la propriété d'un élément ou d'un ion de présenter une valence supérieure à deux, en particulier en chimie, ou plus généralement un état de multiplicité de liaisons ou de valeurs.

1. Chemical property C1 formal scientific

   The state of having more than two valences or a valence greater than two, allowing an element to combine with multiple atoms.

   • Iron exhibits multivalence, forming both Fe2+ and Fe3+ compounds.
   • The concept of multivalence is crucial in understanding transition metal chemistry.
   • Multivalence allows certain elements to create a variety of complex molecules.

   🇫🇷Polyvalence (chimique)

   Synonymes: multivalencypolyvalencepolyvalency