Valences

But since someone must care for the child and sing the lullaby to her, the lullaby has two valences: There is the expressive aspect, the part addressed to the child, but there is also the part left unsung.

However, many elements display multiple valences, or tendencies to share differing numbers of electrons in different compounds.

Sulfur fluorides with low valences are fairly unstable and little is known about their properties.

The Creamsicle: With a cream color exterior (paint code U2V9), these cars sported Phoenix red trim, including color matched lower valences, bumpers and Mahle wheels.

This generalization suffered from many exceptions, and was subsequently replaced by the suggestion that valences were fixed at certain oxidation states.