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Valency (Noun)

(chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Carbon atoms can exhibit different valencies when combined with different elements in an organic molecule.
Metal cations vary greatly in valency with ions from alkali and alkaline metals typically forming singly charged ions.
To predict the chemical behavior of a molecule we need to know the valency of each atom and the number of bonds it can form.
In common chemical compounds oxygen usually has a valency of two.
A notable exception to the usual valency of hydrogen is when it forms a hydride ion which has a negative charge.

(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.