Why is the chemical formula magnesium sulfide written as MgS and NOT Mg2S2?

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Why is the chemical formula magnesium sulfide written as MgS and NOT Mg2S2?

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the answer is c

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Because you need only 1 atom of magnesium and 1 atom of sulfur to produce magnesium sulfate. Writing a two after each is not correct as that would be dimagnesium disulfide.

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