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Write a note on valency with respect to – 1. Chlorine 2. Oxygen

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1. Valency with respect to Chlorine:

  • Since valency of chlorine is one, the number of chlorine atoms with which one atom of an element can combine is called valency.
  • In sodium chloride (NaCl) molecule, one chlorine atom combines with one sodium atom. So, the valency of sodium is one.
  • But, in magnesium chloride (MgCl2) valency of magnesium is two because it combines with two chlorine atoms.

2. Valency with respect to oxygen:

  • Valency can be defined as double the number of oxygen atoms with which one atom of an element can combine because valency of oxygen is two. 
  • For example, in magnesium oxide (MgO) valency of magnesium is two.


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