what is divalent?how is oxygen an example?
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divalent means to have valency 2.
oxygen has atomic number 8. its electronic configuration is 2,6 it needs two more electrons to complete its outermost shell and form an octet.so it gains two electrons and becomes a negatively charged anion and so its valency is 2. So it is called divalent.
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divalent means to have valency 2.
oxygen has atomic number 8. its electronic configuration is 2,6 it needs two more electrons to complete its outermost shell and form an octet.so it gains two electrons and becomes a negatively charged anion and so its valency is 2. So it is called divalent.
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