Question
Elements with valency 1 are:

Answer

  1. Either metals or non-metals.
Explanation:
Metals and non-metals both can have valency 1.
Metals which have 1 valence electron and non-metals which have 7 valence electrons, have valency 1. It is because, metals loose their 1e“ and non-metals gain 1e“ to complete their octet.

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