Question

VBT details for MgBr2​

Answer 1

Answer:

These are Magnesium bromide is MgBr2. “ionic compounds.” When atoms join together, they form either molecules or ionic compounds, depending on whether they are joined by covalent bonds or ionic bonds. When atoms join together by covalent bonds, they form “molecules”.

Explanation:

Magnesium bromide

Magnesium bromide (MgBr2)

Compounds that "accept lone pairs" are, by definition, Lewis acids. Note, however, that MgBr2 is a fairly weak Lewis acid, which can be seen by the fact that it does not "hold" the lone pairs that it abstracts away very strongly, and thus has to coordinate many water ligands rather than just one.