The statement that best explains why magnesium and chlorine combine in a 1:2 ratio is; Magnesium has two valence electrons, and chlorine can accept one electron in its outer shell.
The number of electrons that an atom of an element has in its outermost shell determines the chemical formula of the compounds formed by atoms such elements.
Magnesium is in group 2, as such it has two electrons in its outermost shell while chlorine in group 17 only accepts one electron in its outermost shell. This one electron will give chlorine an inert gas configuration while the loss of two electrons give magnesium an inert gas configuration.
Therefore; The compound MgCl2 is formed in the ratio of 1:2 because Magnesium has two valence electrons, and chlorine can accept one electron in its outer shell.
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The correct answer is ...... The product of Ka and Kb equals the auto-dissociation constant for water. I know its right for sure!
Due to it's electronic configuration w/c is 1s2 2s2 2ps 3s1 considering the last w/c is 3s1, sodium should be in row 3 period a1.
<span>subshells have two reasons of stability-
</span><span> 1) half filled and full filled subshells lead to symmetry as symmetry always increases stability in the nature.
</span>2)<span> in half filled and full filled subshells there are maximum no Of exchanges so exchanges releases energy so it increase stability.. Exchange of e-s also can b understood as delocalization of e-s which is similar like resonance and resonance always increases stability</span>
