The bond valence is thus equal to three different quantities : the number of electrons each atom contributes to the bond, the number of electron pairs that form the bond, and the electrostatic flux linking each core to the bonding electron pair.
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Further, since within each atom, the negatively charged valence shell is linked to the positively charged core by an " electrostatic flux " that is equal to the charge on the valence shell, it follows that the bond valence is also equal to the electrostatic flux that links the core to the electrons forming the bond.
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Further, since within each atom, the negatively charged valence shell is linked to the positively charged core by an " electrostatic flux " that is equal to the charge on the valence shell, it follows that the bond valence is also equal to the electrostatic flux that links the core to the electrons forming the bond.