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Which of the following is the correct name for MgCl2?
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magnesium chlorine
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magnesium dichlorine
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magnesium chloride
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magnesium dichloride
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -MgCl2 can be extracted from seawater or brine and is chemically named Magnesium Chloride. Magnesium Chloride is also called Magnesium dichloride or magnesium (II) chloride or Chloromagnesite and has one magnesium (Mg) and two chloride ions (Cl-).
Detailed explanation-2: -Why is MgCl2 named magnesium chloride and not magnesium dichloride? a. Because MgCl2 is a molecular compound, and molecular compounds do not use prefixes in their names.
Detailed explanation-3: -MgCl 2 is magnesium chloride-not magnesium dichloride. In naming ionic compounds whose cations can have more than one possible charge, we must also include the charge, in parentheses and in roman numerals, as part of the name.
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