Valence 66317 221142251 2008-06-23T06:10:47Z Mac 7858 /* Other uses */ {{Wiktionarypar|valence}} '''Valence''' may refer to: ==In molecules, atoms, or subatomic particles== * [[Valence (chemistry)]] * [[Valence bond theory]] in chemistry * [[Electron shell#Valence shell|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]] ==See also== * [[Valentia]] disambiguation page {{disambig}} [[cs:Valence]] [[de:Valence (Begriffsklärung)]] [[es:Valence]] [[eo:Valence]] [[fr:Valence]] [[it:Valence]] [[ja:価数]] [[nl:Valence]] [[pl:Valence]] [[simple:Valence]] [[sl:Valence (razločitev)]] [[fi:Valence]]