Science, asked by asuka1kanshr, 1 year ago

why does silicon has valency 4 and chlorine 1

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Answered by Lawliet

Silicon has valency 4 because it has tendency to take/ give 4 electrons to attain stable configuration while chlorine has valency 1 because it has tendency to take one electron

Answered by tsizzlr

Because silicon is light and clorine is heavy

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