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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее количество электронных пар, которые атом может разделять с другими атомами в химическом соединении, характеризующее способность к связыванию через общие электроны.

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.

   🇷🇺Ковалентность

   Синонимы: covalencevalencevalency

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