What does the lewis dot structure look like for MgCl2?

Answer 1

It's worth saying that Lewis dot structures aren't drawn for ionic compounds, such as MgCl2. This is because there aren't any shared electron pairs (or bonding electrons) in an ionic compound. Lewis structure are usually only drawn for molecular compounds, atoms, or perhaps some individual ions.

If you want to visualize a chloride ion (Cl -), it's Lewis structure would show Cl with a complete octet. For ions, you typically also want to surround the Lewis structure with square brackets and indicate the charge in the upper right corner. Most books would show the Lewis structure of a Mg2+ ion as just Mg with no valence electrons (and with the square brackets and charge). This is because Mg has 2 valence electrons...when you have a +2 charge, you remove the 2 valence electrons.

I really don't think you would want to draw a Lewis structure for MgCl2 as the previous responder shows. That structure implies that there are shared electron pairs between the magnesium and chloride atoms. There aren't any bonding electrons in MgCl2.

Answer 2

Mgcl2 Lewis Structure

Answer 3

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What does the lewis dot structure look like for MgCl2?

Answer 4

It is difficult to draw Lewis structures on here, but bear with this one. It should be:

Cl : Mg : Cl

the remaining 12 electrons would be placed around the chlorine atoms to complete their octets. In other words, place an electron pair on the top, right, and bottom of both chlorine atoms and you will have a completed lewis structure.

Answer 5

H. .O . . Then share each dot hope that helps