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Is MgSO4 a ionic or covalent bond?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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15y ago

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It is in a Ionic bond.

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13y ago

The simplest explanation is that MgI2 is ionic, because Mg is an alkali metal, which reacts by losing electrons, and I is a halogen, which reacts by gaining them. Also, electronegativities are 1.2 for Mg and 2.5 for I, enough of a difference to make the bond mostly ionic.

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15y ago

MgSO4 is an ionic compound since magnesium is a metal, and SO4 is considered a non-metal. Covalent compounds occur between two non-metals.

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11y ago

It is ionic, Mg2+ and SO42- . the sulfate ion contains covalent bonds.

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6y ago

Magnesium sulfide has an ionic bond.

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