Define valency by taking examples of silicon and oxygen.
Valency is the consolidating limit of a molecule.
Nuclear number of oxygen = 8 Atomic number of silicon = 14 K L M
Electronic configuration of oxygen = 2 6 –
Electronic configuration of silicon =2 8 4
In the molecules of oxygen the valence electrons are 6 (i.e., electrons in the outermost shell). To fill the orbit, 2 electrons are required. In the particle of silicon, the valence electrons are 4. To fill this orbit 4 electrons are required.
Subsequently, the joined limit of oxygen is 2 and of silicon is 4.
i.e., Valency of oxygen = 2
Valency of silicon = 4
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sodium carbonate + ethanoic acid → sodium ethanoate + carbon dioxide + water
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