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Valency

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Valency

The combining power, or affinity of an atom of a given element is determined by the number of hydrogen atoms that it combines with.

Defined as:-Valency is the number of electrons gained, lost or shared as an atom tries to attain the electronic configuration of the nearest noble gas.

Now lets see the Valency of the the total 118 elements

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1-20 Elements

For this session only

1-20 Elements

• Hydrogen-1

• Helium-0

• Lithium-1

• Beryllium-2

• Boron-3

• Carbon-4

• Nitrogen-5
  
  

• Oxygen-2

• Flourine-1

• Neon-0

• Sodium-1

• Magnesium-2

• Aluminum-3

• Silicon-4

• Phosphorus-5

• Sulphur-6

• Chlorine-6

• Argon-0

• Potassium-1

• Calcium-2