Chlorine has seven electrons in its outermost shell. Valency of chlorine is .

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Solution

The correct option is B 1
Chlorine (Cl) tends to share or gain one more electron to achieve the nearest noble gas configuration, i.e of Argon (Ar). Hence, valency of chlorine is one.

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