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Magnesium has 12 protons and electrons and its electronic configuration is 2.8.2, therefor it has 2 electrons in its 3rd energy level or elcectron outer shell
There are 2 outer shell electrons in Magnesium. Remember, it's in the "s" orbital, which can only accomodate 2 electrons.
The outermost electrons, found in the highest energy level, are the most likely to be lost in a magnesium atom. Magnesium has 2 electrons in its outermost energy level, so it tends to lose these electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.
The valence shell of magnesium (Mg) contains 2 electrons in the outermost energy level. This is because magnesium is an alkaline earth metal with 2 valence electrons. These electrons are located in the 3s orbital in the third energy level.
No. Argon has eight electrons in its outer shell and magnesium has two electrons in its outer shell.
If you are talking about the electronic structure, which is 2.8.2. This would therefore mean that there are 2 electrons in the outer shell of magnesium.
A magnesium atom has 2 electrons in its valence shell. A magnesium ion has 8 electrons in its valence shell.
Magnesium has a total of 12 electrons. The electron configuration would be 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2. Therefore, 2 electrons in it's outer shell.
No, helium has 2 electrons in its outer shell, while magnesium has 2 electrons in its outer shell. So, they do not have the same amount of electrons in their outer shell.
A typical magnesium atom has 2 electrons in its outer shell. Magnesium is in Group 2 of the periodic table, so it has 2 electrons in its outermost shell.
A magnesium atom would need 6 electrons to complete its highest occupied electron shell. In practice, a magnesium atom almost never does this, because the energy required would be too great. Instead, the magnesium atom transfers 2 electrons to one or more atom that are more electronegative than magnesium and thereby forms a magnesium ion with an electrical charge of +2. In this ion, the highest occupied shell of a magnesium atom is completely empty of electrons.
The electrons found in the outermost shell (or energy level) are known as the valence electrons.