<u>Answer:</u> The chemical formula for the given compound is
<u>Explanation:</u>
Magnesium is the 12th element of the periodic table having electronic configuration of
This element will loose 2 electrons and form an oxidation state of +2 units.
Nitrogen is the 7th element of the periodic table having electronic configuration of
This element requires 3 electrons and thus shows an oxidation state of -3 units.
By criss-cross method, the oxidation state of the ions gets exchanged and this form the subscripts of the other ions. It results in the formation of a neutral compound.
Thus, the chemical formula for the given compound is
Answer:
Explanation:
Chemically, we can have a reaction between chlorine gas and solid sodium
This reaction is actually explosive and would produce fine powder of sodium chloride
We have the reaction as follows:
Essentally, what we can deduce from here is that we do not need to add water to the flask. Except for the reason that we would want the sodium chloride solid in the solution form, there is absolutely no reason to add water to the flask as the reaction would proceed normally