The valency of an atom is equal to its combining capacity.

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The correct option is A True
If an element has some valency that is, for example, $N - 1 s^{2} 2 s^{2} 2 p^{3}$ here it has the combining the capacity of 3 that is it can share 3 electrons or accept three electrons. Here even valency is nothing but 3. Valency is defined as combining the power of the element with other elements.

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