The Fundamental Unit Of Life

Question
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How will you find the valency of nitrogen, oxygen and fluorine:
                    K-Shell           L-shell
   Oxygen         2                    6
   Nitrogen        2                    5
   Fluorine         2                    7

Solution

Valency  of oxygen  = 8 - 6  = 2
Valency of nitrogen  = 8 - 5  = 3
Valency of fluorine = 8 - 7  = 1 
Note : When the outermost shell of an atom contains 4 or more electrons, its valency is equal to 8 minus the number of electrons in the outermost shell.

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