Chemistry, asked by javed4329, 1 year ago

In the formation of when magnesium oxide the magnesium atom loses 2 electrons from its valence shell why

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Magnesium is a metal. Its compound with non-metallic oxygen is an electrovalent compound. Therefore, in the formation of magnesium oxide, magnesium atom loses two electrons from its valence shell to attain the stable octet structure of nearest noble gas (Ne).

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