Question

What do you understand by the term valency of an element?

Answer 1

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here is your answer. .

Valency - The electrons present in the outermost, shell of atom are known as valency of elements.

there are different valencies for different atoms.


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Answer 2

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Valency of an element is a measure of the combining capacity of its atom to form chemical bonds. it may also be defined as number of electrons present in outmost shell of an atom is called it's valancy.

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