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How many bonds does magnesium make

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Magnesium (Mg) is able to bond with one oxygen (O) atom. The formula of the compound is MgO. You can see in the dot structure that the two atoms share four different electrons. When a bond is made with four electrons, it is called a double bond. I think...

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