Urgent!!How do I find out the valency of NaOH?
A compound does not have a valency but its constituents atoms or ions have their own valencies.
NaOH is composed of sodium cation, Na+, and hydroxyl polyanion, OH-.
As sodium cation and hydroxyl anion combine in a ratio of 1:1, both of them have a valency of 1.
Valency is always a positive value.
For ions and polyions, it is equal to the magnitude of the charge on the ion.
NaOH is composed of sodium cation, Na+, and hydroxyl polyanion, OH-.
As sodium cation and hydroxyl anion combine in a ratio of 1:1, both of them have a valency of 1.
Valency is always a positive value.
For ions and polyions, it is equal to the magnitude of the charge on the ion.