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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you know that magnesium is the more metallic element in the compound magnesium oxide, MgO? how do I explain this?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

Mg is a transition metal, Oxygen is a non metal

OpenStudy (aaronq):

metallic refers to the least electronegative one

OpenStudy (chmvijay):

Mg is alkaline earth metal and oxygen belongs to nonmetallic nature hence when both combine they combine to form MgO

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