alleryStart learning →Valency measures which property of an element?
AThe number of neutrons in its nucleus
BThe number of particles in its nucleus
CIts combining capacity with other atoms
DIts mass compared with one electron
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Its combining capacity with other atoms
Valency describes an element's combining capacity, not its atomic mass or nuclear particle counts.
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