Crossword-Solution: DIVALENT
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Divalent | a. | Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. Valence. |
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| element that can unite with two atoms | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
ERAA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with DIVALENT (5)
The words monovalent, divalent, trivalent, tretrava-lent, etc., were coined to express this most important fact, and the various elements came to be known as monads, diads, triads, etc.
The oxygen atom, being divalent, is capable of uniting itself to two other atoms of oxygen or other elements, and thus with oxygen forming ozone.
That it may also be divalent in H_{2}O_{2} may be made clear as follows: The unit valence of each element may be represented graphically by a line attached to its symbol.
Silver acts as a univalent element and calcium as a divalent element in the formation of their respective nitrates and chlorides.
Note: Though denoted by a formula identical with that of carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but tetravalent in carbonyl compounds.