Fluorine’s valency is determined by subtracting seven electrons (needed to complete the octet) from eight, resulting in a valency of one.
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The valency of fluorine is 1. By considering its position in the periodic table with 7 valence electrons, it needs to gain only 1 electron to achieve a full outer shell configuration.