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covalence
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covalence /co·va·lence/ (ko-va´lens)
1. the number of electron pairs an atom can share with other atoms.
2. one or more chemical bonds formed by sharing of electron pairs between atoms.cova´lent
covalence [ko-va´lens]
1. the number of electron pairs an atom can share with other atoms.
2. one or more chemical bonds formed by sharing of electron pairs between atoms. adj., adj cova´lent.
covalence
a chemical bond between two atoms in which electrons are shared between the two nuclei.
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3]P state is a measure of covalency among other effect which is expressed as Nephelauxetic effect and represented as [[beta].
Synthesis and characterization of Ni(II) complexes of anisaldehyde ... by Kumar, Navin; Saxena, Anjali; Tiwari, B.; Agarwal, Manoj; Pal, Naresh; Gurtu, J.N.; Gupta, R. / Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences-Chemistry
Consequently, the electrons in both bonds must overlap to some degree, indicating that the electron in the hydrogen bond is circulating around two linked atoms--the hallmark of covalency.
Electron Mix Binds Water Molecules by Weiss, Peter Ulrich / Science News
 
 
 
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