Question

A student made the Lewis dot diagram of a compound as shown.

Answer 1

Answer:

Both electrons of Mg should be transferred to one O.

Explanation:

This is because metals like to lose electrons whereas non metals like to gain electrons in an ionic compound. MgO is an ionic compounds. So Magnesium being a metal in group 2 of periodic table, it wants to donate 2 electrons to get to the octet rule, so it donates its electrons and oxygen accepts them to fill its octet rule.

Answer 2

Answer B

Mg has a positive ionic charge because it hoped to loose its two electrons to make it stable or happy

O had a negative ionic charge bc it wants to gain electrons to make it stable or happy

therefore,

QA) O would not want/wouldn't use up the energy to transfer 6 of its electrons and Mg would accept O's electrons
Q3) goes against laws of chemistry
Q4) Mg can not gain 2 extra electrons unless it is a double molecule (which it is not) a