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  2. Valence (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    For example, nitrogen has a maximum valence of 5, in forming ammonia two valencies are left unattached; sulfur has a maximum valence of 6, in forming hydrogen sulphide four valencies are left unattached. [20] [21] The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has made several attempts to arrive at an unambiguous definition of ...

  3. Valence electron - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry and physics, valence electrons are electrons in the outermost shell of an atom, and that can participate in the formation of a chemical bond if the outermost shell is not closed. In a single covalent bond , a shared pair forms with both atoms in the bond each contributing one valence electron.

  4. Valence bond theory - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, valence bond (VB) theory is one of the two basic theories, ... For example, a bond between two s-orbital electrons is a sigma bond, because two spheres ...

  5. Pnictogen - Wikipedia

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    For example, N 2, the diatomic form of nitrogen, is used as an inert gas in situations where using argon or another noble gas would be too expensive. Formation of multiple bonds is facilitated by their five valence electrons , as the octet rule permits a pnictogen to accept three electrons on covalent bonding.

  6. Valence - Wikipedia

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    Valence (chemistry), a measure of an element's combining power with other atoms Valence electron, electrons in the outer shell of an atom's energy levels; Valence quarks, those quarks within a hadron that determine the hadron's quantum numbers

  7. Hypervalent molecule - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, a hypervalent molecule (the phenomenon is sometimes colloquially known as expanded octet) is a molecule that contains one or more main group elements apparently bearing more than eight electrons in their valence shells.

  8. Lewis structure - Wikipedia

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    Count valence electrons. Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons; each oxygen has 6, for a total of (6 × 2) + 5 = 17. The ion has a charge of −1, which indicates an extra electron, so the total number of electrons is 18. Connect the atoms by single bonds. Each oxygen must be bonded to the nitrogen, which uses four electrons—two in each bond.

  9. Polyvalency (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    In chemistry, polyvalency (or polyvalence, multivalency) is the property of molecules and larger species, such as antibodies, medical drugs, and even nanoparticles surface-functionalized with ligands, like spherical nucleic acids, that exhibit more than one supramolecular interaction.