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n. - (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate; The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.

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  • Edward Frankland (1825–99) announced his theory of valency, that is, each atom has a certain “valency, ” or capacity for combining with a definite number of other...
  • So not only did the meaning change, but also the "valency" in the sense of which verbal arguments go where.
  • The meaning attached to the word "valency," is simply one of interchangeability, just as we say a penny is worth two halfpennies or four farthings.
  • The kind of valency that exists in CaH2 and C2H2 is?
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