Meaning & use
univalent
Having a valence, or combining power, of one; capable of forming a single chemical bond.
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Sodium is a univalent element that readily forms a single bond with chlorine.
The textbook listed hydrogen as a common example of a univalent atom.
A note on using this word
Univalent is a chemistry term, synonymous with monovalent, describing atoms that bond only once.
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