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Hello people ~ The chemical formula of magnesium oxide is? (a) MgO2 (b) Mg2O (c) MgO (d) Mg(OH)2​
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Hello people ~

The chemical formula of magnesium oxide is?

(a) MgO2

(b) Mg2O

(c) MgO

(d) Mg(OH)2​

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Answer:

MgO

  • Magnesium has valency 2
  • Oxygen also has valency 2
  • So 2-2 gets cancelled out and the formula becomes MgO
Hello people ~ The chemical formula of magnesium oxide is? (a) MgO2 (b) Mg2O (c) MgO-example-1
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