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Fill in the blanks.The valency of chlorine atom is........................ and this value is taken as the standard value.
The valency of chlorine atom is........................ and this value is taken as the standard value.
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Solution
The atomic number of Chlorine is 17. Since Chlorine has 7
electrons in its valence shell it would take much less energy to acquire an
electron reach the stable 8 electrons in a shell configuration rather than losing
its 7 electrons. Hence the valency of Chlorine is 1.
The atomic number of Chlorine is 17. Since Chlorine has 7 electrons in its valence shell it would take much less energy to acquire an electron reach the stable 8 electrons in a shell configuration rather than losing its 7 electrons. Hence the valency of Chlorine is 1.
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and ………… are isotopes of chlorine.