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What is the chemical name of ionic compound MgCl2?
What is the chemical name of ionic compound MgCl2?
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The correct option is A Magnesium Chloride
Ionic compound have a rule of naming -
1. The cation is named at first followed by anion.
2. An anion is added with suffix.
The monatomic anions are named by adding "-ide" to the root of the name of the nonmetal that forms the anion. Chlorine forms a monoatomic anion during the formation of MgCl2. The anion part is obtained by adding "-ide" to chlorine(non-metal) gives the name of "chloride" whereas the cation part is simply the name of the metal i.e,, Magnesium.
Hence, the chemical name of MgCl2 is Magnesium chloride.
Magnesium Chloride
Ionic compound have a rule of naming -
1. The cation is named at first followed by anion.
2. An anion is added with suffix.
The monatomic anions are named by adding "-ide" to the root of the name of the nonmetal that forms the anion. Chlorine forms a monoatomic anion during the formation of MgCl2. The anion part is obtained by adding "-ide" to chlorine(non-metal) gives the name of "chloride" whereas the cation part is simply the name of the metal i.e,, Magnesium.
Hence, the chemical name of MgCl2 is Magnesium chloride.
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