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 +1 | Valencia +2 | Valencia +3 | Valencia +2, +3 | Valencia +2, +4 | Valencia +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, +2 | Valencia +2, +3, +4, +5 |
| Silver (Ag) | Cadmium (Cd) | | | Copper (Cu) | Vanadium (V) |
| Zinc (Zn) | Valencia +3, +5 | Valencia +2, +3, +4 | Mercury (Hg) | Niobium (Nb) |
| Valencia +7 | | Arsenic (As) | Titanium (Ti) | | |
| Technetium (Tc) | Valencia +4, +6 | Antimony (Sb) | Zirconium (Zr) | Valencia +4 | Valencia +2, +3, +4, +5, +6 |
| Polonium (Po) | Bismuth (Bi) | | Germanium (Ge) | Molybdenum (Mo) |
| | | Valencia +6 | Thorium (Th) | Tungsten (W) |
| | | Uranium (U) | | |
| | | | Valencia +2, +3, +4, +6 | Valencia +2, +3, +4, +6, +8 |
| | | | Rhodium (Rh) | Ruthenium (Ru) |
| | | | | Osmium (Os) |
Nonmetals
| Valencia +1, -1 | Valencia -1 | Valencia -1, -2 | Valencia ±2, +4, +6 |
| Hydrogen (H) | Fluorine (F) | Oxygen (O) | Sulfur (S) |
| Astatine (At) | | | Selenium (Se) |
| Valencia +3 | Valencia ±3, +5 | Tellurium (Te) |
| Valencia ±1, +3, +5, +7 | Boron (B) | Nitrogen (N) | |
| Chlorine (Cl) | | Phosphorus (P) | |
| Bromine (Br) | Valencia +2, ±4 | Arsenic (As) | |
| Iodine (I) | Carbon (C) | Antimony (Sb) | |
| Silicon (Si) | | |
