Question:
An element $X$ has a mass number 4 and atomic number 2 . Write the valency of this element.
Solution:
The element $X$ with mass number 4 and atomic number 2 is helium $(H e)$. It has 2 electrons (maximum possible) in its only shell which is K-shell. Therefore, the valency of the element is zero.
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