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Yes, MgCl is an ionic compound.

It is an ionic compound because the bond between these two elements is an ionic bond.

So, what is an ionic bond?

An ionic bond is a bond between elements that form cations (positive ions) and anions (negative ions). The rule is thumb is that metals usually form ionic bond with non-metals. This happens since non-metals really want to gain electrons while metals really want to lose electrons, and so they would become anion and cation, respectively. Anions and cations are attracted to each other which create an ionic bond.

Mg is a metal and Cl is nonmetal; thus, MgCl is an ionic compound.

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