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.

• 🇨🇳指原子在化学结合中能与其他原子共享的电子对数目，表征通过共用电子形成化学键的能力；也指共价键的这种性质或程度。

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.

   🇨🇳共价性

   同义词: covalencevalencevalency

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