Question

what is meant by valency of an element?
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Answer 1

Answer:

The valency of an element is a measure of its combining power with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules.

Answer 2

Answer:

the combining capacity of an atom is known as its valency.

example--- aluminium has valency 3

in another words the total number of ions present in an element . it can be cation or anion

Cl ^2-

here chlorine has valency 2

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