Question

Write answers the following
questions and explain your answers.
a. Explain the monovalency of the
element sodium.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sodium is metal which has atomic number 11. It has 1 electron in its last shell which means it has 1 valence electron. In order to get stability by acquiring nearest noble gas configuration. Sodium prefers to loose 1 electron. Hence, we say that sodium has a valency of one and is thus monovalent

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Answer 2

Answer:

11 is the atomic number of sodium and hence its valency is 1 it is called monovalent element sodium has 1 valence electron therefore it is called monovalent. the term monovalent means element have 1 valency

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