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How many Magnesium atoms are present in 10MgCl2?

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Answer:

10 atoms

Step-by-step explanation:

The compound given is:

10MgCl₂

In this compound, we have the atoms:

Mg and Cl;

An atom is the smallest indivisible particle of a substance. They are the smallest particle to take part in chemical reactions.

The coefficient and subscript together determines the number of atoms.

Mg - 10 atoms

Cl - 20 atoms

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