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valence
[n] - (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate 2. [n] - (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=valence
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valence
the tendency of elements to form compounds through a shift of electronic structure. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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valence
the tendency of elements to form compounds through a shift of electronic structure. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Valence
The charge on an ion based on the number of electrons transferred or shared within a specific structure.ExampleH2O, oxygen has a valence of 2carbon in CH4 has a valence of four. Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/v/a/valence/source.html
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valence
The maximum number of univalent atoms (originally hydrogen or chlorine atoms) that may combine with an atom of the element under consideration, or with a fragment, or for which an atom of this element can be substituted. Found op http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/gtpoc/TtZ.html
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valence
The number of hydrogen atoms that typically bond to an atom of an element. For example, in H2O, oxygen has a valence of 2; carbon in CH4 has a valence of four. Found op http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary/v.shtml
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valence
A positive number that characterizes the combining power of an element for other elements, as measured by the number of bonds to other atoms that one atom of the given element forms upon chemical combination: hydrogen is assigned valence 1, and the valence is the number of hydrogen atoms, or their e... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20742
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Valence
The combining capacity of an atom expressed as the number of single bonds the atom can form or the number of electrons an element gives up or accepts when reacting to form a compound.
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Valence
Va'lence noun [ From Latin valens , - entis , present participle of valere to have power, to be strong. See Valiant .] (Chemistry) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms o... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/3
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valence
<biochemistry> The number of binding sites on a molecule. ... <chemistry> A number which reflects an element's ability to combine with other elements ... <immunology> The number of antigen binding sites an antibody has, or the number of antigenic determinants an antigen has ... (09... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?valence
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(va´lens) a positive number that represents the combining power of an element in a chemical compound (the number of bonds each atom of that element makes with other atoms in the compound). In this sense, “valence” has been superseded by the concept “oxidation number.” Howeve... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Valence
• (n.) The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads, as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for which it can be substituted, or with which it can be compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and ha... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/valence/
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Valence
town, capital of Drôme département, Rhône-Alpes région, southeastern France. Valence lies on the left bank of the Rhône River. Built on a succession ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/3
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valence
in chemistry, the property of an element that determines the number of other atoms with which an atom of the element can combine. Introduced in 1868, ... [11 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/3
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valence
valence, valency In chemistry, the capacity of an atom or group of atoms to combine in specific proportions with other atoms or groups of atoms. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2262/7
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Valence
[chemistry] In chemistry, valence, also known as valency or valence number, is a measure of the number of bonds formed by an atom of a given element. "Valence" can be defined as the number of valence bonds a given atom has formed, or can form, with one or more other atoms. For most elements ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_(chemistry)
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A measure of the combining power of a particular element. Valence (also called valency) is equal to the number of individual chemical bonds that one atom can form. The valence of an atom is determined by the number of electrons in the outermost (valence) shell (see valence electron). The valence of ... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/V/valence.html
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valence
valence, combining capacity of an atom expressed as the number of single bonds the atom can form or the number of electrons an element gives up or accepts when reacting to form a compound. Atoms are called monovalent, divalent, trivalent, or tetravalent, according to whether they form one, two, thre... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0850343.html
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Valence
Valence (väläNs') , city (1990 pop. 65,026), capital of Drôme dept., SE France, in Dauphiné, on the Rhône River. Its many manufactures include metallurgical products, textiles, leather goods, and jewelry. It is also a processing and trade center for a fertile farm ar... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0850342.html
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Valence
In chemistry, valence is a number that represents the combining power of an element or radical. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/GV.HTM
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valence
Type: Term Pronunciation: vā′lĕns, -len-sē Definitions: 1. The combining power of one atom of an element (or a radical), that of the hydrogen atom being the unit of comparison, determined by the number of electrons in the outer shell of the atom (v. electrons); in HCl, chlorine ... Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=96597
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valence
In chemistry, the measure of an element's ability to combine with other elements, expressed as the number of atoms of hydrogen (or any other standard univalent element) capable of uniting with (or replacing) its atoms. The number of electrons in the outermost shell of the atom dictates the combining... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0010198.html
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Valence
pelmet Found op http://london.allinfo-about.com/features/glossary.html
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Valence
A signed integer describing the combining power of an atom as a real or hypothetical charge. Found op http://www.chemistry-dictionary.com/definition/valence.php
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Valence
[psychology] Valence, as used in psychology, especially in discussing emotions, means the intrinsic attractiveness (positive valence) or aversiveness (negative valence) of an event, object, or situation. However, the term is also used to characterize and categorize specific emotions. For exa... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_(psychology)
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