What is Covalency?How to find the covalency of any element Share with your friends Share 0 Priya Singh answered this Please follow the link:- https://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/what-is-covalency-and-how-to-find-it-across-a-period/classification-of-elements-and-periodicity-in-properties/7032245 4 View Full Answer Sayan answered this covaqlency is the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share . for example the covalency of oxygen is 2 3 Samhita Aparajeeta answered this Covalency is the property of atoms of different elements to form bonds with atoms of the same element or other elements.Covalency of an element can be determined by knowing their electronic configuration. -1 Ram answered this it is the no of orbitals available for bonding in an atom -1