The electronic configuration of the magnesium atom shows that it has two unpaired outermost shell electrons while that of oxygen shows that it has six outermost shell electrons with two of them unpaired.

By means of elecron transfer, magnesium atom donates its two electrons to the oxygen atom to now have a charge of +2 while the oxygen then has a charge of -2. This results in an ionic bonding between the two atoms.

Explanation:

The structure is found in the attachment below

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Explain the sharing of electrons between a water molecule that forms four hydrogen bonds with the other four water molecules

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Answer:

The sharing of electrons between a water molecule that forms four hydrogen bonds with the other four water molecules:

Explanation:

The hydrogen bond is a weak electrostatic force of attraction that exists between a covalently bonded H-atom and a highly electronegative atom like N,O or F.

In the case of the water molecule,

the highly electronegative atom is Oxygen and the intermolecular hydrogen bond in water is as shown below:

Thus H-bond is a weak electrostatic attraction formed between H-atom and O-atom in water.

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According to South Erie, all sales carry out the function needed to sustain life. That means all sales must contain one accordin

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Cell theory states that all the living organisms are made up of basic structural and functional units, cells. All cells divide and give rise to new cells. All the cells have similar chemical composition. The nuclei acid DNA present in the chromosomes helps in carrying hereditary information from generation to generation. So, in order to sustain life the cells must contain DNA either enclosed in the nucleus or freely floating in the cytoplasm.

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