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A magnesium atom is converted to a magnesium ion when the atom?
Loses two electrons.
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 milk of magnesia a polyatomic ion?
Magnesium is an atom; but as an atom magnesium has 3 stable isotopes and ca. 18 artificial isotopes. And in solutions magnesium exist as the cation Mg2+. Therefore magnesium is atom, has isotopes and also can be ion.
What is the charge on an atom of magnesium?
The neutral atom of magnesium has no electrical charge; the ion is bivalent.
Which atom of sulfur and magnesium for a positive ion during ionic bonding?
Magnesium is the cation and sulfur is the anion.
A magnesium atom is converted to a magnesium ion when the atom?
Loses two electrons.
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+.
Is milk of magnesia a polyatomic ion?
Magnesium is an atom; but as an atom magnesium has 3 stable isotopes and ca. 18 artificial isotopes. And in solutions magnesium exist as the cation Mg2+. Therefore magnesium is atom, has isotopes and also can be ion.
What is the charge on an atom of magnesium?
The neutral atom of magnesium has no electrical charge; the ion is bivalent.
How a magnesium atom becomes an ion?
It loses an electron.
What happens when a magnesium atom loses an electron?
It becomes a positively charged Magnesium ion.
What does the charge on the magnesium ion have to do with the number of valence electrons that an atom of magnesium has?
The charge on a magnesium ion is +2. This indicates that the two valence electrons present in a magnesium atom have been donated to form one or two anions of some other element.
Which atom of sulfur and magnesium for a positive ion during ionic bonding?
Magnesium is the cation and sulfur is the anion.
Explain How do the atom of magnesium and chlorine form ions?
A magnesium atom gives two electrons to two chlorine atoms to form a magnesium ion and two chloride ions.
What elements are in magnesium nitride?
Nitride is an ion consisting of a single nitrogen atom with a 3- charge. This must be balanced by a positive ion, usually a metal ion. What metal it is can vary.
How many chlorine atoms are in MgCl2?
Three. Two chlorine atoms and one magnesium atom.
