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Write valency of hydrogen and oxygen​

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hydrogen has 1 valency and oxygen has 2 valency.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the water molecule oxygen combines with two hydrogens and so has a valency of 2. ... The hydrogen atoms are each sharing one pair of electrons - they have a valency of 1. The oxygen atom is sharing two pairs of electrons - it has a valency of 2.

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