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What is the Valency of Nitride

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The amount of chemical bonds that an atom of a certain element can make is known as valency or valence in chemistry.

Or in other words, the number of bonds that an atom can make as part of a compound is represented by the element’s valency.

Nitride ion  (N3-) is formed by the accepting of three electrons of nitrogen atom.

Nitride has a valency of -3.