different between valency vs covalency

valency

English

Alternative forms

  • valence

Etymology

From Late Latin valentia (power)

Pronunciation

  • enPR: v?'l?ns?, IPA(key): /?ve?l?nsi/

Noun

valency (countable and uncountable, plural valencies) (mostly UK)

  1. (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph.
    Synonym: degree
  2. (especially chemistry) Valence.
  3. (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments.
    Synonym: valence
  4. The capacity of something to combine with other things.

Derived terms

valency From the web:

  • what valence electrons
  • what valency in chemistry
  • what valency means
  • what valency of hydrogen
  • what valence electrons determine
  • what valence bond theory
  • what valence does metal have
  • what shows valence electrons


covalency

English

Etymology

From co- +? valency.

Noun

covalency (plural covalencies)

  1. (chemistry) Alternative spelling of covalence

Anagrams

  • concavely

covalency From the web:

  • what valence electrons
  • what valence
  • what valence does fluorine have
  • what valence electrons of an element are
  • what valence does carbon have
  • what valence bond theory
  • what valence means
  • what is meant by covalency
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