Magnesium Atoms Have Two Electrons in the Outermost Shell and Chlorine

question 126

Multiple Choice

Magnesium atoms have two electrons in the outermost shell and chlorine atoms have seven. The compound magnesium chloride would contain

• A) 1 magnesium and 2 chlorine.
• B) 2 magnesium and 7 chlorine.
• C) 1 magnesium and 1 chlorine.
• D) 2 magnesium and 1 chlorine.
• E) impossible to tell without more information