Question

magnesium reacts with an element (x) to form an ionic compound . if the ground state electronic configuration of (x) is 1s^2s^2p^3, the simplest formula for this compound is

Answer 1

Answer:

Mg3N2 : Magnesium Nitride

Explanation:

From the configuration we can make out that the compound is Nitrogen (Z=7)

And the ionic compound of Magnesium with Nitrogen is Mg3N2, hence the answer.