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Magnesium is 2+

Oxygen is 2-

Mg2O2 should really be written out MgO since the two's cancel out.

Mg is a metal so it loses 2 electrons to become a noble gas which makes it a positive 2

Oxygen is a non-metal which means it gains 2 electrons making is a negative 2

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