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What is the valency of water?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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Zero. The valence of hydrogen is plus 1, and the valence of oxygen is minus 2. Water is H2O, i.e. each molecule of it consists of two hydrogen atoms combined with one oxygen atom. Adding the valences of the components, we obtain zero as water's valence (charge).

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