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Define valency on the basis of electronic configuration.


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  • Electronic configuration: It is the arrangement of electrons in energy levels around an atomic nucleus.
  • On the basis of electronic configuration, we get to know that every energy level is filled with electrons.
  • So Valency is determined by the number of electrons present in the outermost shell.

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