Question

What is the Valency of Bromine?

Answer 1

Valency

• The valency of an atom refers to its ability to combine with other atoms.
• The valency of an element determines the number of bonds that an atom can make as part of a complex.
• The electrons in the atom's outermost orbit are referred to as valence electrons.

Valency of Bromine

• Bromine is one of the halogens family members.
• Halogens generally have the valency one.
• The atomic number of Bromine is $35$.
• The electronic distribution of bromine can be represented as $\mathrm{K}\left(2\right),\mathrm{L}\left(8\right),\mathrm{M}\left(18\right),\mathrm{N}\left(7\right)$.
• Valence electrons are $7$.
• Valency would be $8-7=1$

Hence valency of Bromine is $1$.