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it loses 2 electrons
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What is the ion of magnesium?
Magnesium forms a 2+ ion by giving away its two outermost electrons.
What is the correct name for the compound MgI?
MgI2 is magnesium iodide. Magnesium is divalent, it forms the Mg2+ ion, iodine forms the I- ion.
What is the symbol for the magnesium ion the forms when magnesium metal reacts with sulfur?
Mg2+
What happens when a magnesium ion loses an electron?
When a magnesium ion loses an electron, it forms a magnesium ion with a 2+ charge. This occurs because magnesium typically has 2 electrons in its outer shell, and losing one electron leaves it with a full outer shell, resulting in greater stability.
What is the symbol for the magnesium ion that forms when magnesium metal reacts with sulfur?
The symbol for the magnesium ion formed when magnesium metal reacts with sulfur is Mg^2+.
What happens when a magnesium ion is attracted to a ion?
They form an Ionic compound.
What simple ion does Magnesium form?
Magnesium forms a simple ion with a 2+ charge, typically written as Mg2+.
What happens when a magnesium ion is attracted ion a chlorine ion?
They form an Ionic compound.
What kind of ion does magnesium form?
Mg ^ 2+ :D
What is the symbol for the magnesium ion that forms when magnesium metal reacts with sulfur S?
Mg2+
What is the charge of magnesium when it forms an ion?
Magnesium as an atom has two valance electrons. To complete it's octet, it must lose two electrons. Losing two electrons will make Mg have 12 protons and 10 electrons therefore having a +2 charge.
What happens when a magnesium ion is attractted to a chlorine ion?
they form an ionic compound
