Question

What is valency of ions

Answer 1

Answer:

so ions basically have 0 as their valency as they are already stable .they have their octet or duplet complete in the valence shell .

valency - combining capacity of an atom ,to lose ,share or gain electrons in order to have a stable configuration

Atoms do have valency .

for eg - sodium (Na)

electronic configuration= 2,8,1

it's valency would be =1