Definitions for covalency
co·va·len·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. covalence, covalencynoun

   valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. covalency

   A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs. The stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms, when they share electrons, is known as covalent bonding. For many molecules, the sharing of electrons allows each atom to attain the equivalent of a full valence shell, corresponding to a stable electronic configuration. In organic chemistry, covalent bonding is much more common than ionic bonding. Covalent bonding also includes many kinds of interactions, including σ-bonding, π-bonding, metal-to-metal bonding, agostic interactions, bent bonds, three-center two-electron bonds and three-center four-electron bonds. The term covalent bond dates from 1939. The prefix co- means jointly, associated in action, partnered to a lesser degree, etc.; thus a "co-valent bond", in essence, means that the atoms share "valence", such as is discussed in valence bond theory. In the molecule H2, the hydrogen atoms share the two electrons via covalent bonding. Covalency is greatest between atoms of similar electronegativities. Thus, covalent bonding does not necessarily require that the two atoms be of the same elements, only that they be of comparable electronegativity. Covalent bonding that entails the sharing of electrons over more than two atoms is said to be delocalized.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. covalency

   Covalency is a measure of the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share with other atoms in the formation of chemical compounds, typically through covalent bonds. In simpler terms, it refers to the number of covalent (or shared electron) bonds an atom can form with other atoms.

Matched Categories

1. • Valence

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1921","7"],["1922","3"],["1923","1"],["1924","100"],["1926","28"],["1927","489"],["1928","14"],["1929","224"],["1930","65"],["1931","16"],["1932","237"],["1934","173"],["1935","30"],["1936","185"],["1937","332"],["1938","31"],["1939","71"],["1940","44"],["1941","14"],["1942","10"],["1943","137"],["1944","17"],["1945","42"],["1946","48"],["1947","64"],["1948","54"],["1949","103"],["1950","69"],["1951","19"],["1952","65"],["1953","272"],["1954","162"],["1955","147"],["1956","93"],["1957","73"],["1958","133"],["1959","99"],["1960","182"],["1961","204"],["1962","229"],["1963","282"],["1964","449"],["1965","251"],["1966","287"],["1967","329"],["1968","352"],["1969","219"],["1970","292"],["1971","304"],["1972","347"],["1973","323"],["1974","257"],["1975","242"],["1976","261"],["1977","307"],["1978","174"],["1979","482"],["1980","232"],["1981","213"],["1982","181"],["1983","372"],["1984","286"],["1985","282"],["1986","193"],["1987","310"],["1988","303"],["1989","286"],["1990","443"],["1991","347"],["1992","574"],["1993","344"],["1994","358"],["1995","158"],["1996","363"],["1997","256"],["1998","276"],["1999","159"],["2000","320"],["2001","216"],["2002","433"],["2003","299"],["2004","297"],["2005","377"],["2006","260"],["2007","457"],["2008","209"]]

Anagrams for covalency »

1. concavely

How to pronounce covalency?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say covalency in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of covalency in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of covalency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=covalency
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covalency
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=covalency