Valence of Metals and Nonmetals: A Detailed List

Posted on Mar 3, 2025 in Security Forces and Corps

Valence of Metals and Nonmetals

Metals

Valencia +1Valencia +2Valencia +3Valencia +2, +3Valencia +2, +4Valencia +2, +3, +6
Lithium (Li)Beryllium (Be)Aluminum (Al)Iron (Fe)Tin (Sn)Chromium (Cr)
Sodium (Na)Magnesium (Mg)Gallium (Ga)Cobalt (Co)Lead (Pb)
Potassium (K)Calcium (Ca)Indium (In)Nickel (Ni)Platinum (Pt)Valencia +2, +3, +4, +6, +7
Rubidium (Rb)Strontium (Sr)Thallium (Tl)Palladium (Pd)Manganese (Mn)
Caesium (Cs)Barium (Ba)Scandium (Sc)Valencia +1, +3
Francium (Fr)Radium (Ra)Yttrium (Y)Gold (Au)Valencia +1, +2Valencia +2, +3, +4, +5
Silver (Ag)Cadmium (Cd)Copper (Cu)Vanadium (V)
Zinc (Zn)Valencia +3, +5Valencia +2, +3, +4Mercury (Hg)Niobium (Nb)
Valencia +7Arsenic (As)Titanium (Ti)
Technetium (Tc)Valencia +4, +6Antimony (Sb)Zirconium (Zr)Valencia +4Valencia +2, +3, +4, +5, +6
Polonium (Po)Bismuth (Bi)Germanium (Ge)Molybdenum (Mo)
Valencia +6Thorium (Th)Tungsten (W)
Uranium (U)
Valencia +2, +3, +4, +6Valencia +2, +3, +4, +6, +8
Rhodium (Rh)Ruthenium (Ru)
Osmium (Os)

Nonmetals

Valencia +1, -1Valencia -1Valencia -1, -2Valencia ±2, +4, +6
Hydrogen (H)Fluorine (F)Oxygen (O)Sulfur (S)
Astatine (At)Selenium (Se)
Valencia +3Valencia ±3, +5Tellurium (Te)
Valencia ±1, +3, +5, +7Boron (B)Nitrogen (N)
Chlorine (Cl)Phosphorus (P)
Bromine (Br)Valencia +2, ±4Arsenic (As)
Iodine (I)Carbon (C)Antimony (Sb)
Silicon (Si)