Valence
From Biocrawler, the free encyclopedia.
Valence has several specific meanings:
- valence in chemistry
- valence in linguistics,
- In psychology and neuroscience, valence refers to the emotional value associated with a stimulus; e.g., a familiar face can have positive valence.
- valence in mathematics
- valence band in physics
- valence shell in chemistry
- valence quarks in particle physics
- valence bond theory in chemistry
- Valence is the name of several communes of France:
- Valence, in the Charente département
- Valence, préfecture (capital) of the Drôme département
- Valence, in the Tarn-et-Garonne département
also:
- Valence-d'Albigeois, in the Tarn département
- Valence-en-Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne département
- Valence-sur-Baïse, in the Gers département
