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What is the valency of barium?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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As Barium's atomic number is 56 and as it has 2 electrons in its outer shell (this is also due to the fact that it is in Group 2) its valency is 2. It loses 2 electrons to attain the electronic configuration of Xenon whose atomic number is 54, so it is electropositive and is a metal.Therefore its valency is 2+. As Barium's atomic number is 56 and as it has 2 electrons in its outer shell (this is also due to the fact that it is in Group 2) its valency is 2. It loses 2 electrons to attain the electronic configuration of Xenon whose atomic number is 54, so it is electropositive and is a metal.Therefore its valency is 2+.

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