what is the difference between valency and oxidation state?
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Answer / tahir
valency is just the number of electrons in the outermost shell
and the oxidation state is the apparent charge on an atom ...
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Answer / archana rana
valency is never fractional even after the combination of atoms whereas oxidation state can be fractional
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Answer / himanshu panday
Valency means number of electron in its outer most shell..and Oxidation determines the gain of Oxygen and loss of Hydrogen in any Molecule or Compound.
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Answer / a.praveen kumar rao
valency is the combining capacity of an element to form a compound with other elements while oxydation number is the no. of electrons gained or loosed to reach noble gas configurtion
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Answer / ash_oz
Valency - It cannot be negative.
Oxidation No. - It can be positive, negative or zero.
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Answer / sachal raja
Valency is constant when oxidation state is variable.
Valency is shownsign by 2+ and oxidation state is shownsign by+2
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