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The formula for potassium chlorate is kclo3. the formula for magnesium chloride is mgcl2. what is the formula for magnesium chlorate? mg2clo3 mgclo3 mg2(clo3)3 mg(clo3)2 none of the above

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The formula for magnesium chlorate is Mg[ClO3]2. The formula shows that one molecule of the compound is made up of one atom of magnesium, two atoms of chlorine and six atoms of oxygen. 
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