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ICSE Class 7 Answered

What is the valency of the underlined element or radical in each of the following compounds ?
  1. PCl3
  2. PCl5
  3. FeO
  4. Fe2O3
  5. CaCO3
  6. CuCL
  7. CuCl2
  8. CuO
  9. NaHSO4
  10. NaHCO3
Asked by chauhanayush706 | 25 May, 2017, 12:09: PM
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Solution for your query:
 
1. PCl3 : as valency of chlorine is -1 so, the valency of phosphorus is +3.
x + 3(-1) = 0, so x = +3.
 
4. Fe2O3  : valency opf oxygen is -2,
 
2(x) + 3(-2) = 0
2x = +6
x = +3
 
Thus, the valency if Fe is +3.
 
 
9. NaHSO4 :  Here, Na is cation with +1 charge, HSO4 is anion. Whole compound is having zero charge.

1 + x = 0, so x= -1
 
Thus, HSO4 has -1 charge.
 
Similarly work out for the other species to find out the valencies.
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Answered by Prachi Sawant | 25 May, 2017, 02:59: PM
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