Define the following terms.
Valency

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The combining capacity of an element is known as its valency.
The valency of an element is equal to the number of electrons an element loses, gains, or shares during a chemical bond formation.
The valency of Sodium is $+ 1$ , and that of Oxygen is $+ 2$ .

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