covalence

co·va·lence

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koh-vey-luh ns]
- /koʊˈveɪ ləns/
- /kˈəʊvələns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-vey-luh ns]
- /koʊˈveɪ ləns/

Definitions of covalence word

noun covalence the number of pairs of electrons that an atom can share with its neighboring atoms 3
noun covalence covalent bond 3
noun covalence the number of electron pairs that an atom can share with other atoms. 1
noun covalence (chemistry) A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms. 1
noun covalence (chemistry) The number of electrons that a particular atom can share (and therefore the number of covalent bonds it can form). 0

See all 5 definitions of covalence

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Origin of covalence

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; co- + valence

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Parts of speech for Covalence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Covalence

covalence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

covalence usage trend in Literature

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