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Dotneter · Answer 1 · 2017-04-07T05:39:27+0000

Answer:it is an ionic copmound because it is a metal and it reacts with elements in group 6 such as oxygen to form magnesium oxide because oxygen needs2 electrons in order to be stable and magnesium to lose 2 electrons for it to be stable

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PeterG · Answer 2 · 2017-04-13T02:31:07+0000

well oxygen has 6 electrons in its outer shell and mg has 2. Oxygen need two to complete it's outer shell and mg needs to lose 2 to gain a complete out we shell.

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