Magnesium+Chloride+(Ionic+Compund)

​Magnesium Chloride is writen as MgCl2 The shape of magnesium chloride is linear because it is one dimensional, atoms are connected in a straight line and bond angle is 180°. The chloride has 3 lone pairs. The magnesium has 2 electron clouds, all the electron clouds are bonded. This ionic bond which their either lose or gain electrons. The magnesium loses it's 1 electron and is given to chloride because of the electronegativity since chloride has a stronger pull force then magnesium. Magnesium Chloride consists of a 3D lattice of Mg+ and Cl-. It is held together in a strong intermolecular force this is because NaCl is joined as Na-Cl-Na-Cl. MgCl2 can only dissolve in polar solvents like H2O (water) why?. They cannot conduct electrocity when it is solid because it does not have any free electrons but when added to a solvent solution like water, they break up what break up? and combine with the water creating separate ionic bonds like MgO and HCL.

Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compounds with the formulas MgCl2 and its various hydrates MgCl2(H2O)x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water why?. . The hydrated magnesium chloride can be extracted from brine or sea water.

It's structure is an octahedral.

Melting Point is roughly about 714 °C (on rapid heating: slow heating leads to decomposition from 300 °C) because?

Boiling Point is roughly about 1412 °C due to ?

Solubility in water is 54.3 grams of magnesium chloride per 100 ml of water (20 °C) 72.6 grams of magnesium chloride per 100 ml of water (100 °C)

It's appearance is white or colourless crystalline solid.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_chloride