What is the valency of Phosphorus

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Posted by Ujjwal Kumar 5 years, 2 months ago
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Gaurav Seth 5 years, 2 months ago
Phosphorus has valency 3.
The valence (or valency) of an element is a measure of its combining power with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules.
In PH3, P is combined to 3 H atoms, so the valency of phosphorous is +3.
Yogita Ingle 5 years, 2 months ago
The number of valence electrons or the number of electrons in the outermost shell of phosphorus is 3. - Thus, one atom of phosphorus is capable of combining with three atoms of hydrogen in order to form phosphine (PH3). Therefore, the valency of phosphorus in PH3 is +3.
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