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Metals and Non-metals
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(i) Write the electron-dot structures for sodium, oxygen and magnesium.
(ii) Show the formation of Na2O and MgO by the transfer of electrons.
(iii) What are the ions present in these compounds?

Answer



(iii) In Na2O, ions present are Na+ and O–2.
In MgO, ions present are Mg+2 and O–2.

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