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Sodium: Group 1

Magnesium: Group 2

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Q: Are sodium and magnesium in the same group?
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Does beryllium or sodium have the same inside electron arrangement as magnesium?

no they have to be in the same group


Sodium is more or less active than magnesium?

Sodium is more reactive then Magnesium as it is a group 1 element and magnesium is a group 2 element


What kind of bond would sodium have with magnesium?

A metallic bond Sodium is in group one and magnesium in group two (groups 1-3 are metals)


Which elements has 1 more proton than sodium?

magnesium has 1 more proton than sodium. Magnesium belongs to group-2


Which of these elements has the same number of electron orbitals as the element sodium?

Magnesium


Are the elements sodium magnesium and silicon in the same period of elements?

yes


Infer Magnesium and sodium atoms are about the same size How does the size of a magnesium ion with a 2 charge compare with that of a sodium ion with a single charge?

The sodium ion will be larger. Because magnesium has one more proton than sodium, its nuclei pull harder on the electrons, reducing the ion's radius. This means that the magnesium ion is smaller.


What elements are in the third group in the periodic table?

sodium potassium calcium zinc iron magnesium manganese


Are barium magnesium potassium and calcium all in the same group?

No. Barium and magnesium and calcium are in group 2A but potassium is in group 1A.


What does magnesium and beryllium have in common?

Same group


Does sodium and magnesium form an ionic compound?

No it forms Mg2+, a positive ion, as it is in group 2.


What is made by reacting magnesium and sodium carbonate?

Mixture of sodium carbonate and magnesium