Electrovalency vs. Covalency

Electrovalencynoun

(physics) The net electric charge on an ion.

Covalencynoun

(chemistry) covalence

Electrovalencynoun

(chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.

Covalencynoun

valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share