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- noun Plural form of
valency .
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Examples
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The arrangement of the elements, or of groups of elements in the order of their atomic weights, corresponds to their so-called valencies, as well as, to some extent, to their distinctive chemical properties; as is apparent among other series in that of Li, Be, Ba, C,
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Their ability to get to the root of a chord or ground a question about volts and valencies is a huge source of happiness to me.
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What is more, the charges that needed to be attributed to ions to explain electrolysis were themselves linked to the valencies of the chemists.
Atomism from the 17th to the 20th Century Chalmers, Alan 2005
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And then perhaps a multiplicity of valencies that may go beyond our imagination.
Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010
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Their ability to get to the root of a chord or ground a question about volts and valencies is a huge source of happiness to me.
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He introduced the system of 'Stock notation' in 1919 for naming inorganic compounds containing elements with variable valencies (for example copper (I) sulphate and copper (II) sulphate) and introduced the word 'ligand' in transition metal chemistry.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows AHardwicke 2009
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I liked the idea of it but when it got to valencies and equations and stuff I just lost interest.
Me And My Big Mouth 2009
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I liked the idea of it but when it got to valencies and equations and stuff I just lost interest.
Me And My Big Mouth 2009
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Their ability to get to the root of a chord or ground a question about volts and valencies is a huge source of happiness to me.
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Bill Nye’s alternate title “Fe2Man” must have been rejected for having too many valencies.
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