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Does a Magnesium atom gains 2 electrons in an ionic compound?

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Example of ionic bonding takes place between magnesium(mg) and oxygen(02) to form magnesium oxide (mg0).... Magnesium loses two electrons to form Mg2+, and oxygen gains two electrons to form 02-

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