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first 20 elements with the valency

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Dear Student,

For your grade, the first twenty elements are important. You can learn the valencies of first twenty elements (and a few other metals like iron which shows valencies of 2 and 3, zinc which show a valency of 2, copper which shows a valency of 2 and sometimes 1 etc), that would be sufficient. Also, many elements may show variable that is more than one valency. Following is the list of first 30 elements with their names, symbols, atomic numbers and valencies they show

Element Symbol Atomic number Valency
Hydrogen H 1 1
Helium He 2 0
Lithium Li 3 1
Beryllium Be 4 2
Boron B 5 3
Carbon C 6 4
Nitrogen N 7 3
Oxygen O 8 2
Fluorine F 9 1
Neon Ne 10 0
Sodium Na 11 1
Magnesium Mg 12 2
Aluminium Al 13 3
Silicon Si 14 4
Phosphorus P 15 3, 5
Sulphur S 16 2, 4, 6
Chlorine Cl 17 1
Argon Ar 18 0
Potassium K 19 1
Calcium Ca 20 2
Scandium Sc 21 2, 3
Titanium Ti 22 2, 3, 4
Vanadium V 23 2, 3, 4, 5
Chromium Cr 24 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Manganese Mn 25 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Iron Fe 26 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Cobalt Co 27 2, 3, 4, 5
Nickel Ni 28 2, 3, 4
Copper Cu 29 1, 2, 3
Zinc Zn 30 2


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