electrovalency

English

Alternative forms

• electrovalence

Etymology

electro- +‎ valency.

Noun

electrovalency (plural electrovalencies)

1. (physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
2. (chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.

Related terms

• electrovalent

Translations

charge

• Dutch: elektronenvalenties
• Italian: elettrovalenza (it) f
• Tagalog: dagikalwing

number of electrons gained or lost

• Dutch: elektronenvalenties
• Italian: elettrovalenza (it) f