what is the valency of iron
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Iron (Fe) has an atomic number of 26, i.e. has 26 electrons. The energy of 4s and 3d orbital is similar (4s has slightly higher energy). Also note that the 3d orbital has 1 electron pair, rest of the electrons are unpaired. Now, iron exhibits 2 valence states of +2 and +3.
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