The following table illustrates significant elements and their valence −
Element | Valence | Symbol | Atomic No. |
---|---|---|---|
Hydrogen | -1, +1 | H | 1 |
Helium | 0 | He | 2 |
Lithium | 1 | Li | 3 |
Beryllium | 2 | Be | 4 |
Boron | 3, 2, 1 | B | 5 |
Carbon | -1, -2, -4, 4, 3, 2, 1, | C | 6 |
Nitrogen | 0, -1, -2, -3,0, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, | N | 7 |
Oxygen | -1, -2, 0, 2, 1, | O | 8 |
Fluorine | -1, 0 | F | 9 |
Neon | 0 | Ne | 10 |
Sodium | -1, 1 | Na | 11 |
Magnesium | 2 | Mg | 12 |
Aluminum | 3, 1 | Al | 13 |
Silicon | -1, -2, -4, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Si | 14 |
Phosphorus | -1, -2, -3, 0, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | P | 15 |
Sulfur | -1, -2, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | S | 16 |
Chlorine | -1, -2, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Cl | 17 |
Argon | 0 | Ar | 18 |
Potassium | -1, 1 | K | 19 |
Calcium | 2 | Ca | 20 |
Scandium | 3, 2, 1 | Sc | 21 |
Titanium | -1, -2, 0, 4, 3, 2, | Ti | 22 |
Vanadium | -1, -2, 0, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | V | 23 |
Chromium | -1, -2, -3, -4, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Cr | 24 |
Manganese | -1, -2, -3, 0, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Mn | 25 |
Iron | -1, -2, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Fe | 26 |
Cobalt | -1, 0, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Co | 27 |
Nickel | -1, 0, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Ni | 28 |
Copper | 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 | Cu | 29 |
Zinc | 2, 1, 0 | Zn | 30 |
Gallium | 3, 2, 1 | Ga | 31 |
Germanium | 4, 3, 2, 1 | Ge | 32 |
Arsenic | -3, 5, 3, 2, | As | 33 |
Selenium | -2, 6, 4, 2, 1 | Se | 34 |
Bromine | -1, 0, 7, 5, 4, 3, 1 | Br | 35 |
Krypton | 2, 0 | Kr | 36 |
Rubidium | -1, 1 | Rb | 37 |
Strontium | 2 | Sr | 38 |
Yttrium | 3, 2 | Y | 39 |
Zirconium | 0, -2, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Zr | 40 |
Niobium | -1, -3, 0, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Nb | 41 |
Molybdenum | -1, -2, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Mo | 42 |
Technetium | -1, -3, 0, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Tc | 43 |
Ruthenium | -2, 0, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Ru | 44 |
Rhodium | -1, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Rh | 45 |
Palladium | 4, 2, 0 | Pd | 46 |
Silver | 3, 2, 1, 0 | Ag | 47 |
Cadmium | 2, 1 | Cd | 48 |
Indium | 3, 2, 1 | In | 49 |
Tin | -4, 4, 2 | Sn | 50 |
Antimony | -3, 5, 3 | Sb | 51 |
Tellurium | -2, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1 | Te | 52 |
Iodine | -1, 0, 7, 5, 3, 1 | I | 53 |
Xenon | 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 0 | Xe | 54 |
Cesium | -1, 1 | Cs | 55 |
Barium | 2 | Ba | 56 |
Lanthanum | 3, 2 | La | 57 |
Cerium | 4, 3, 2 | Ce | 58 |
Praseodymium | 4, 3, 2 | Pr | 59 |
Neodymium | 4, 3, 2 | Nd | 60 |
Promethium | 3 | Pm | 61 |
Samarium | 3, 2 | Sm | 62 |
Europium | 3, 2 | Eu | 63 |
Gadolinium | 3, 2, 1 | Gd | 64 |
Terbium | 4, 3, 1 | Tb | 65 |
Dysprosium | 4, 3, 2 | Dy | 66 |
Holmium | 3, 2 | Ho | 67 |
Erbium | 3 | Er | 68 |
Thulium | 3, 2 | Tm | 69 |
Ytterbium | 3, 2 | Yb | 70 |
Lutetium | 3 | Lu | 71 |
Hafnium | 4, 3, 2, 1 | Hf | 72 |
Tantalum | -1, -3, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Ta | 73 |
Tungsten | -1, -2, -4, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | W | 74 |
Rhenium | -1, -3, 0, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Re | 75 |
Osmium | -2, 0, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Os | 76 |
Iridium | -1, 0, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | Ir | 77 |
Platinum | 6, 5, 4, 2, 0 | Pt | 78 |
Gold | -1, 0, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 | Au | 79 |
Mercury | 2, 1 | Hg | 80 |
Thallium | 3, 1 | Tl | 81 |
Lead | 4, 2 | Pb | 82 |
Bismuth | -3, 5, 3, 1 | Bi | 83 |
Polonium | -2, 6, 4, 2 | Po | 84 |
Astatine | -1, 7, 5, 3, 1 | At | 85 |
Radon | 2, 0 | Rn | 86 |
Francium | 1 | Fr | 87 |
Radium | 2 | Ra | 88 |
Actinium | 3 | Ac | 89 |
Thorium | 4, 3, 2 | Th | 90 |
Protactinium | 5, 4, 3 | Pa | 91 |
Uranium | 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 | U | 92 |
Neptunium | 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 | Np | 93 |
Plutonium | 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 | Pu | 94 |
Americium | 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 | Am | 95 |