Magnesium oxide, MgOMgOMgO, is an ionic compound.
It contains magnesium cations and oxide anions.
The electronic configurations of a magnesium atom and of an oxygen atom are shown in Figure 1.
Complete Figure 2 to show the electronic configurations and charges of the ions in magnesium oxide.
Ionic bonding Questions
Practise Edexcel GCSE Chemistry Ionic bonding with exam-style questions for Foundation and Higher tier. 42 questions, matched to the Edexcel GCSE Chemistry (1CH0) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.