The size of the atoms a and the number of holes in the atoms can be used to decode the element.
<h3>What are models?</h3>
A model is a miniature depiction of reality. Molecular models often consists of boxes that contain balls which are used to represent elements. In common parlance, the color is used to show the type of element.
Apart from the color, the size of the atoms a and the number of holes in the atoms can be used to decode the element.
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Alkaline earth metal are the elements present in II group in the periodic table and are known as 'Metals' and have a charge of +2.
Alkaline earth metals - Be , Mg Ca, Sr , Ba, Ra
Halogens are present in VII A group in the periodic table and are 'Non-metals' and have a charge of -1.
Halogens - F, Cl, Br, I, At
When Alkaline earth metal (metals) combine with Halogens (non-metals) the compound formed will be ionic compound and the formula of the compound will be based on the charges of the element.
When we write the formula of the ionic compound the charges of the elements get criss crossed.
For example - Mg (Alkaline earth metal) have a charge of +2 and Cl (Halogen) have a charge of -1 and when they combine to form the formula their charges get criss crossed and we will get 
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When an alkaline earth metal, A, reacts with a halogen, X, the formula of the Ionic compound formed should be 
Electrons are found in the cloud that's surrounded the nucleus of an atom
Frenkel defect is a defect in crystalline solids in which an atom is displaced from its lattice position to an interstitial space. This creates a vacant space at the original site and an interstitial defect at the new site within the same element. This defect does not affect the chemical properties of the compound. This defect usually occur in ionic solids with large size difference between the anion and cation.
LiCl does not exhibit Frenkel defect because the size difference between the anion and the cation of the compound is very small.
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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