Magnesium has 12 protons. what charge do you expect it to have when it ionizes? why?

This element has +2 charge on it.

Explanation:

An ion is formed when an atom looses or gains electrons.

Magnesium is the 12th element of the periodic table having electronic configuration of

This element will loose 2 electrons to attain stable electronic configuration and leads to the formation of a cation having formula

Hence, this element has +2 charge on it.

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