The radical 'cuprous' has a valency of?

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Solution

The correct option is A
1

Copper has a variable valency which means that it can have more than one valency.

Cuprous radical or $C u^{+}$ has valency 1. Cupric radical or $C u^{2 +}$ has valency 2.

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The radical 'cuprous' has a valency of?

The correct option is A 1 Copper has a variable valency which means that it can have more than one valency. Cuprous radical or Cu+ has valency 1. Cupric radical or Cu2+ has valency 2.

The correct option is A
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Copper has a variable valency which means that it can have more than one valency.

Cuprous radical or $C u^{+}$ has valency 1. Cupric radical or $C u^{2 +}$ has valency 2.