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They are NOT, Mg (metal) and O2 (bi-atomic gas) are elements and not compounds,
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Magnesium oxide ( Mg=O ) is an ionic compound
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Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and oxygen?
MgO, because both magnesium and oxygen are most often divalent.
Is magnesium chloride an ionic or covalent bond?
Magnesium chloride is a compound, not a bond of any kind. The compound is ionic.
Would magnesium and sulfur make an ionic compound?
Yes. Magnesium sulfide is an ionic compound.
Is magnesium carbonate molecular or ionic?
Magnesium carbonate is an ionic compound.
Can magnesium and chlorine form an ionic compound?
Yes, Magnesium easily forms an ionic compound with chlorine. It is called magnesium chloride, MgCl2
Is oxygen and magnesium is an ionic compound?
Magnesium oxide is ionic.
Does mangnesium and oxygen form an ionic bond?
Yes: Each magnesium atom transfers its two valence electrons to an oxygen atom to form the ionic compound magnesium oxide.
Predict the empirical formula of the ionic compound that forms from magnesium and oxygen?
MgO, because both magnesium and oxygen are most often divalent.
Is magnesium chloride an ionic or covalent bond?
Magnesium chloride is a compound, not a bond of any kind. The compound is ionic.
What type of oxide is magnesium oxide?
The answer is in the question. Magnesium is an element, so is oxygen, together they can form MgO, a compound, as compounds are multi atomic structures, like Iron Oxide, another rust just like MgO.
Would magnesium and sulfur make an ionic compound?
Yes. Magnesium sulfide is an ionic compound.
Is magnesium oxide ionic or covalent compound?
Magnesium oxide has ionic bonds because it is between a Metal (Mg) and a Nonmetal (O) and Magnesium offers 2 of its electrons to Oxygen in order for Oxygen to form a full Octet (8 electrons in the valence).
Is magnesium carbonate molecular or ionic?
Magnesium carbonate is an ionic compound.
Is the bond between magnesium and oxygen a ionic or convalent?
It is ionic. Electrons are transferred from magnesium to oxygen.
Can magnesium and chlorine form an ionic compound?
Yes, Magnesium easily forms an ionic compound with chlorine. It is called magnesium chloride, MgCl2
Why is the compound magnesium oxide more stable than its separate components magnesium and oxygen?
Because its ionic bonds between magnesium and oxygen are stronger and more stable than the metallic bonds between magnesium and the covalent bonds between oxygen
What is the compound for MgI2?
Magnesium Fluoride. It's an ionic compound.
