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Explain why the salt magnesium chloride (MgCl^2) has the formula that is does. Could magnesium chloride also be written as Mg^2Cl?​
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Explain why the salt magnesium chloride (MgCl^2) has the formula that is does.

Could magnesium chloride also be written as Mg^2Cl?​

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No

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason being that their oxidation number cross out each other Cl has a oxidation number of - 1 whiles Mg has an oxidation number of 2 thereby interchanging each other

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