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∙ 13y agoIonic because in a dot diagram Magnesium has 2 valence electrons and chlorine has 7 valence electrons. With 2 chlorine atoms there are two spots for electrons to jump over because each chlorine atom has room for one more electron and so both of magnesium's valence electrons would jump over to either chlorine. I hope this helped!
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The element chlorine has seven electrons in its valence shell.
There are 7 valence electrons in chlorine atom and 8 valence electrons in chloride ion.
Chlorine has 7 electrons in the outermost shell. It is in the 17th group. It has 7 valence electrons.
Ionic because in a dot diagram Magnesium has 2 valence electrons and chlorine has 7 valence electrons. With 2 chlorine atoms there are two spots for electrons to jump over because each chlorine atom has room for one more electron and so both of magnesium's valence electrons would jump over to either chlorine. I hope this helped!
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The element chlorine has seven electrons in its valence shell.
Chlorine has 7 valence electrons.
A magnesium atom has 2 electrons in its valence shell. A magnesium ion has 8 electrons in its valence shell.
In every chlorine atom, there are seven valence electrons.
There are 7 valence electrons in chlorine.
There are 7 valence electrons in chlorine atom and 8 valence electrons in chloride ion.
Magnesium has 2 valence electrons.