Ion Mg2+
| Symbol | Mg2+ |
| Number | 12 |
| Atomic weight | 24.3040000 |
| Latin name | Magnesium |
| English name | Magnesium |
Electronic configuration of of Magnesium
Mg: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 → Mg2+:1s22s22p63s0
Same electronic configuration has an ion of Magnesium +2 and C-4, N-3, O-2, F-1, Ne, Na+1, Al+3, Si+4, P+5, S+6
The order of filling the shells with electrons of Magnesium (Mg2+): 1s → 2s → 2p → 3s → 3p → 4s → 3d → 4p → 5s → 4d → 5p → 6s → 4f → 5d → 6p → 7s → 5f → 6d → 7p.
On the sub level ‘s’ there might be 2 electrons at most, on ‘p’ - up to 6, on ‘d’ - up to 10 and up to 14 on ‘f’
Magnesium has 12 electrons, let's fill electronic layers in described order:
2 electrons on 1s-sub level
2 electrons on 2s-sub level
6 electrons on 2p-sub level
Oxidation state of Magnesium
Atoms of Magnesium in compounds have an oxidation state of 2.
The oxidation state is the conditional charge of an atom in a compound: the bond in a molecule between atoms is based on the sharing of electrons, thus, if the atom’s charge virtually increases, then the oxidation state is negative (electrons carry a negative charge), if the charge decreases, then the oxidation state is positive.
Oxidation state of an ion Mg2+ = 2
Ions of Magnesium
Valence of Mg2+
Atoms of Magnesium in compounds have valence II.
Valence of Magnesium is an ability of an atom Mg to build chemical bounds. The valence is based on electronic configuration of atom: electrons participated in chemical bounds are known as valence electrons. In general the valence is:
The number of possible chemical bounds with other atoms
The valence has no sign.
Quantum numbers Mg 2+
Quantum numbers are defined by the last electron in configuration, for an ion Mg these numbers are N = 2, L = 1, Ml = 1, Ms = -½
Filling an electronic configuration (gif):
Result:
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