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Quadricovalent

means that the element

can form 4 covalent bonds. Carbon is an example, as are the other members of group 14,

Unielectrovalent

means an element

that forms a singly charged ion, such as the group 1 metals,

Li, Na, K etc which form positively charged cations, Li+, Na+, K+ etc or the halogens F, Cl , Br, I which form singly charged anions, F-, Cl-, Br- I- . The term can also be aplied to polyatomic species that are cations e.g. NH4+ or anions e.g. SO42-

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