【】What Is the Magnesium (Mg) Lewis Dot Structure ?

Here is the magnesium Lewis dot structure.

             Mg●

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In the Lewis dot structure of magnesium(Mg),we get two dots around it as Mg has two valence electrons.

Explanation:

Hello,today I am going to draw the lewis Dot structure for magnesium (Mg) in just two steps.

 Step-1:Mg Valence Electrons


To draw the lewis Dot structure of magnesium (Mg) , we have to find out the valence electrons of magnesium (Mg)  first.We express valence electrons as dots in lewis dot structure.


To get the valence electrons of magnesium (Mg) ,we need to look at the electronic configuration of magnesium (Mg).

Mg(12)=1s²2s²2p⁶3s²

The highest value of principal quantum number here is n=3.


The highest value of principal quantum number ,n , indicates the valence shell and we know the electrons in valence shell is called valence shell.




The nunber of valence electrons in magnesium (Mg) is 2.Mgnesium is an element of group 2A,so it has two valence electrons.

     Step-2:Mg Lewis Structure Setup

To draw the lewis dot structure of magnesium (Mg) ,we need to imagine a square around magnesium (Mg).
                  

We know a square has four sides.At first,we have to place one valence electrons as dot to every side of that square before pairing up.

So The above picture is the Lewis dot structure for magnesium (Mg) .

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Questions and Answers

●How many dots should be used for the Lewis representation of magnesium?

Answer:

Two dots should be used for the Lewis representation of magnesium.