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The magnesium atom will lose two electrons while the oxygen atom gains two electrons.
General Chemistry 10th Edition
by Ebbing, Darrell; Gammon, Steven D.
Published by
Cengage Learning
ISBN 10:
1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-28505-137-6
Chapter 9 - Ionic and Covalent Bonding - Exercises - Page 337: 9.1
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