Question

Explain the formation of the ionic compound magnesium chloride with the
help of electron dot structure.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Magnesium reacts with chlorine by losing two electrons and on the other hand chlorine reacts by gaining the electrons lost by magnesium. In this a reaction takes place and thus a compound known as Magnesium Chloride is formed. In the image below I have provided the dot and cross diagram for the reaction.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

magnesium have 2 electrons in its outermost shell.

so being a metal it donates its 2 electrons to chlorine which has 7 electrons in its outermost orbit and need 1 to complete its octet.