Number of electrons needed to fill the outer shell in magnesium

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Magnesium atomic number=12

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 the last layer consists 3s2 2p6 it doesn t have 3p6 so 6 electrons needed to fill the outer shell

Kwab answered Feb 14, 2019

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Magnesium would need 6 electrons to fill its outer shell.

Jolivier answered Feb 17, 2019

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