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Each element present in the periodic table has a unique valency.

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True
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The correct option is B False
Valency is the combining capacity of an element. When an element has different combining capacities, it is said to enhibit varaiable valency. Hence, all the elements do not have a unique valency.

However, some elements do have the same valancies. Given below are few elements along with their valancies.

ElementValencySodium1Hydrogen1Carbon4Oxygen2

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