covalency

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Noun covalency has 1 sense

covalence, covalency - valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share
--₁ is a kind of valence, valency

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Covalency

Covalency refers to the characteristic of a chemical bond between two atoms sharing electrons. It represents the extent to which the electrons in a bond are shared equally between the atoms involved.

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Noun

1. Chemistry: A measure of the sharing of electron pairs between atoms in a molecule, indicating the degree of covalent bonding. It determines the bond strength and stability of a molecule.

Example sentence: The covalency of oxygen in a water molecule results in its strong bond with hydrogen.

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