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Magnesium oxide, or MgO, is an ionic compound: the result of a metal reacting with a non-metal.

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Molecular formula for magnesium oxide?

Magnesium oxide is an ionic compound with the formula MgO.


Is oxygen and magnesium is an ionic compound?

Magnesium oxide is ionic.


What is the molecular formula of magnesium oxide?

Magnesium oxide - MgO.


Is MgO an element molecular compound or ionic compound?

According to wikipedia, Magnesium Oxide is an ionic compound.


Does Magnesium oxide have ionic or covalent bond or has it polar or non-polar bonding?

Magnesium oxide has ionic bonding between the magnesium cation and the oxygen anion. Ionic bonds form between atoms with a large difference in electronegativity. Therefore, the bonding in magnesium oxide is considered polar.


Is magnesium oxide covalent or ionic bond?

Ionic


What is the scientific name of the ionic compound MgO?

The scientific name of the ionic compound MgO is magnesium oxide.


Is magnesium ionic compound or molecular?

It's molecular


Is oxygen and magnesium and ionic compound?

They are NOT, Mg (metal) and O2 (bi-atomic gas) are elements and not compounds,BUTMagnesium oxide ( Mg=O ) 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 Na20 ionic or molecular?

Na2O is sodium oxide, and it is IONIC.


What is the compound MgO an example of?

MgO is an example of an ionic compound, also known as magnesium oxide. It is composed of magnesium cations (Mg2+) and oxide anions (O2-) held together by ionic bonds.