Suggest three properties which magnesium chloride has beceuse it is an ionic compound

1)each magnesium atom reacts with two chlorine atoms,to form magnesium chloride
2)Each ion has 8 outer shells
3)The ions form a lattice with two chloride ions for each magnesium ion.
4)Formula does not have overall charge.

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Larus Larus · Answer 2 · 2021-10-19T14:08:27+02:00

Magnesium chloride is an ionic compound as magnesium form ionic bond with chlorine by donating its valence electrons to two atoms of chlorine.

The following are the three properties possessed by magnesium chloride as it is an ionic compound:

• Large amounts of heat energy is needed to overcome the attractions between the ions due to the high lattice enthalpy of the compound.

• The ionic compounds usually exhibit high boiling and melting points, and are hard and brittle, as magnesium chloride possess high lattice enthalpy, therefore, its melting and boiling points will also be high.

• The solid MgCl2 is a non-conductor of electricity as the ions are constrained, while in dissolved or melted state, MgCl2 is highly conductive, as the ions are mobilized.

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