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(a) Write the electron arrangement in (i) a magnesium atom, and (ii) an oxygen atom.
CBSE | Chemistry | Class 10 | Exercise 1 | Lakhmir Singh | Metals and Non Metals
(a) Write the electron arrangement in (i) a magnesium atom, and (ii) an oxygen atom.

(b) How many electrons are there in the valence shell of (i) a magnesium atom, and (ii) an oxygen atom.

(c) Show on a diagram the transfer of electrons between the atoms in the formation of MgO.

Solution:

(a) (i) Magnesium – 2, 8, 2

(ii) Oxygen – 2, 6

(b) (i) Magnesium = 2

(ii) Oxygen = 6

(c)

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