Write the electronic configurations of oxide ion and magnesium cation.
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The Mg2+ ion is formed when the neutral magnesium atom loses 2 electrons, which brings its total number of electrons to 10. Neon, which has an atomic number of 10, also has 10 electrons, which is why the electron configurations for the Mg2+ and for the neutral Ne atom will be the same.
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