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Mg is the symbol for the element magnesium and could be used to represent a neutral atom of magnesium. Mg2- does not occur, but Mg2+ does, and is the symbol of a magnesium ion, which is a magnesium atom that has lost two electrons.

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Mg2+ cation is formed when magnesium (Mg) loses two electrons

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