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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Magnesium reacts with an element (X)\left( \mathrm{X} \right) to form an ionic compound. If the ground state electronic configuration of
(X)\left( \mathrm{X} \right) is 1s2 2s2 2p3\mathrm{1}{\mathrm{s}^\mathrm{2}}\,\mathrm{2}{\mathrm{s}^\mathrm{2}}\,\mathrm{2}{\mathrm{p}^\mathrm{3}} , the simplest formula for this compound is:
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Correct option: A
Mg3 X2\mathrm{M}{\mathrm{g}_\mathrm{3}}\,{\mathrm{X}_\mathrm{2}}
Option A (Mg3 X2\mathrm{M}{\mathrm{g}_\mathrm{3}}\,{\mathrm{X}_\mathrm{2}}) is correct because Magnesium forms Mg²⁺ ions and X forms X³⁻ ions, leading to the formula Mg₃X₂.

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