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Is the magnesium atom electrically neutral or electrically charged?
The magnesium atom is electrically neutral.
How many protons does the magnesium cation have?
The periodic table states that the atomic number of magnesium is 12. A magnesium atom would thus have 12 protons in its nucleus; any atom that has 12 protons must be a magnesium atom. Atomic number = number of protons
How many electrons does Magnesium need to complete the last 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.
Compared to the atomic radius of a sodium atom the atomic radius of a magnesium atom os smaller the smaller radius is primly a result of the magnesium atom having?
a larger nuclear charge
What happens when a magnesium atom loses an electron?
It becomes a positively charged Magnesium ion.
How many nuetrons are in an atom of magnesium?
there are 12 nuetrons in an atom of magnesium
Is magnesium an ion or an atom?
Magnesium is an atom; but this atom can be transformed in an electrically charged atom - called cation, Mg2+.
Is magnesium an ion?
Magnesium is an atom; but this atom can be transformed in an electrically charged atom - called cation, Mg2+.
A magnesium atom is converted to a magnesium ion when the atom?
Loses two electrons.
How many protons and nuetrons are in magnesium's atom?
there are 12 protons in an atom of magnesium:-)
Is the magnesium atom electrically neutral or electrically charged?
The magnesium atom is electrically neutral.
How man electrons does a magnesium atom contain?
Neutral atom of magnesium has 12 electrons.
Is magnesium chloride an atom?
No, magnesium chloride is not an atom. It's a molecule. It's composed of an atom of magnesium (Mg) and two atoms of chlorine (Cl), and has MgCl2 as its chemical formula.
Which atom would most likely form a compound wih magnesium in ratio one to one?
Magnesium oxide (MgO) has one magnesium atom and one oxygen atom per molecule.
How many protons does the magnesium cation have?
The periodic table states that the atomic number of magnesium is 12. A magnesium atom would thus have 12 protons in its nucleus; any atom that has 12 protons must be a magnesium atom. Atomic number = number of protons
How many electrons are usually in the outer orbit of a nuetral atom of magnesium?
There are 2 electrons in the valence orbital of a Magnesium atom.
Why are there two chlorine atoms for every one atom of magnesium?
In magnesium chloride, MgCl2, there are two chlorine atoms for every magnesium atom as chlorine is found as a compound.
