Question

The first shell can hold a maximum of two electrons. How does this explain the valence of hydrogen?

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Answer 1

Explanation:

The minimum no. of electron gained or losed to complete the outermost orbit by any elemnt is called its valency.

Here, hydrogen already have 1 electron and it needs 1 more electron to complete its outer orbit.

Therefore its valency is 1.

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