Magnesium has 2 valence electrons, and oxygen has 6 valence electrons. Which type of bonding is likely to occur between a magnesium atom and an oxygen atom?

Oxygen will give 2 electrons to magnesium, and both will become ions.

Magnesium will give 2 electrons to oxygen, and both will become ions.

Oxygen and magnesium atoms will be surrounded by a pool of electrons.
A B or C?

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Magnesium has 2 valence electrons, and oxygen has 6 valence electrons. Which type of bonding is likely to occur between a magnesium atom and an oxygen atom?



Oxygen will give 2 electrons to magnesium, and both will become ions. 



Magnesium will give 2 electrons to oxygen, and both will become ions. 



Oxygen and magnesium atoms will be surrounded by a pool of electrons. 
A B or C?

dtan5457 · Answer

Since a full octet is 8 electrons, oxygen has 6, which is very close to completing it's octet. It needs just 2 more electrons, so it's attraction force is greater than magnesium. 

Therefore, Magnesium will give 2 electrons to oxygen, and both will become ions.

anonymous · Answer

Is A B or C?

dtan5457 · Answer

The answer is directly in what I wrote, did you even read it?

anonymous · Answer

is B right?

dtan5457 · Answer

Yeah

anonymous · Answer

ok thank i need help in other questions can u help me?

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