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valence

measure of an element's combining capacity with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules
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Summary

valence is a natural phenomenon[1]. valence ranks in the top 8% of natural phenomenon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,644 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: dimensionless quantity[3]
  • Commons category: Valence (chemistry)[4]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[6]
  • Different from: Valence[7]
  • Studied by: chemistry[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]

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Influence

Things named for valence include valency[10].

Why It Matters

valence has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] valence is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for valence include valency[10].

Related Entities

chemistry

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Different from → Valence, valence
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1895204
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 6865, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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