Valency Flashcards
1
Q
What is valency?
A
Ability of an atom to form a certain number of chemical bonds with other atoms.
2
Q
What is the unit of valency?
A
The valence of hydrogen atoms
3
Q
What is oxidation?
A
The additional charge of an atom if the compound is ionic
4
Q
What is the oxidation number equal to?
A
The number of electrons displaced from an atom or to an atom
5
Q
What property do metal atoms have in complex substances, in regard to oxidation numbers?
A
They are always positive.
6
Q
What exception does oxygen have, in regards to oxidation numbers?
A
Oxygen Florine and Hydrogen Peroxide have a positive charge on the oxidation value of oxygen, when it is typically negative.
