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Define valency of an atom

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Answered by smart77
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No of electron lose , gained or shared by a single atom of an element in the course of chemical reaction . please mark it brainiest

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Answered by minnie147
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The valency of an atom means the number of unpaired electrons in the last shell or the valence shell of an atom.

An atom gains or losses electrons according to its valency.


Ex.

¹¹Na valency is +1.

Oxygen - atomic number is 8, therefore the valency is - 2.
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