Valence

Valence or valency may refer to:

In molecules, atoms, or subatomic particles

Valence (chemistry)
Valence bond theory in chemistry
Valence shell in chemistry
Valence band in physics
Valence quarks (see quark model) in particle physics

In other sciences

Valency (linguistics)
Valence (psychology) (and neuroscience), referring to the emotional value associated with a stimulus; e.g., a familiar face can have positive valence
Valence effect, another page on the psychological phenomenon
The degree (graph theory), or valency, of a vertex in graph theory (mathematics)
Univalent function in mathematics

Places in France

Communes
Valence, Drôme, préfecture (capital) of the Drôme département
Valence, Charente, in the Charente département
Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département

Other places
Arrondissement of Valence, one of three arrondissements of the Drôme département. Valence, Drôme, is the sous-préfecture (capital) of this arrondissement
An ancient diocese of Valence (see Viviers, Ardèche)
Valence-d'Albigeois, in the Tarn département
Valence-en-Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne département
Valence-sur-Baïse, in the Gers département

Other uses

Valence Technology
River Valency, in Cornwall, United Kingdom

Translation

The word "Valence" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Cebuano, Czech, Spanish, Esperanto, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Simple English, Finnish.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Valence (Begriffsklärung), Japanese: 価数, Slovenian: Valence (razločitev), Ukrainian: Валанс.