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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Answer and explanation:
The attached figure shows five different structures for the chemical formula C4H5O5, but only one of these structures represent the malic acid.
Malic acid is a dicarboxylic acid, this means malic acid has two
-COOH groups. Also, malic acid is a secundary alcohol, which means it has a R2-C-OH group.
-Structure A has two carboxylic groups, but it doesn´t have a secundary alcohol.
-Structure B doesn´t have any caborxylic group.
-Structure C has two carboxylic groups and it is a secundary alcohol. Structure C is the Malic acid
