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Magnesium is an s-block element and it forms only ionic bonds with other elements.

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Magnesium forms ionic bonds with fluorine and forms a compound called Magnesium fluoride with formula MgF2 .

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Magnesium chloride has an ionc bond.

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ionic bond .mgf2

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This is an ionic bond.

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Q: When magnesium and chlorine react what type of bond is formed?
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What type of bond will most likely be formed if magnesium react with Chlorine?

It would form a ionic bond due the the Mg2+ and 2Cl-.


When magnesium is combined with chlorine what type of bond is formed?

Magnesium chloride has an ionic bond.


What type of bond is formed when sodium and chlorine react?

This will produce a negative bond!


What is the ionic bond Magnesium and Iodine?

Magnesium and iodine react to form the ionic compound magnesium iodide - MgI2.


What type of bond is formed by a reaction between one magnesium atom and two chorine atoms?

An ionic bond is formed between the magnesium atom and two chlorine atoms. This is evidient by the high melting point of the solid which is 714 degrees Centigrade.


What bond would magnesium and chlorine form?

This bond is ionic.


What type of bond is between magnesium and chlorine?

Ionic


Can carbon and magnesium for an ionic bond?

no. an ionic bond is formed when a metal and nonmetal bond. a metallic bond is formed when a metal and another metal bond. potassium and magnesium are both metals so it forms a metallic bond. (covalent bond = nonmetal + nonmetal)


Is chlorine a single bond or a double bond?

The bond formed by chlorine is a single bond- e.g. in Cl2, in HCl


The bond formed when Magnesium combines with oxygen is?

ionic bond


Is carbon and chlorine have covalent bond?

Yes. a covalent bond is formed between carbon and chlorine.


If magnesium has two valence electrons while chlorine has seven how many chlorine atoms are needed to form an ionic bond with magnesium?

Two - MgCl2