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How many Oxygen atoms are there in 2MgSO4?​

User Spaso Lazarevic
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Answer:

it is 4.

Step-by-step explanation:

four atoms of oxygen (O)

four atoms of silicon (Si)

two atoms of magnesium (Mg)

two atoms of oxygen (O)

User Yieldsfalsehood
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Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

2MgSO4

We see there are 4 atoms, but these are multiplied by 2, therefore 8 atoms of oxygen.

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