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What is the Valency of Iron in Ferrous Sulphate

Answer: The valency of an element is always a whole number. Some elements are there who exhibit one valency, they have variable valency. 

In Iron (II) sulphate that is FeSO4 

The valency of iron is two 

And In Iron (III) sulphate that is Fe2(So4)3 

The valency of iron in this is three 

In ferrous sulphate valency of iron is two.