Answer:
This contains magnesium, Mg2+, and hydroxide, OH–
, ions. Each magnesium ion is +2 and
each hydroxide ion is -1: two -1 ions are needed for one +2 ion, and the formula for magnesium
hydroxide is Mg(OH)2. The (OH)2 indicates there are two OH–
ions. In a formula unit of
Mg(OH)2, there are one magnesium ion and two hydroxide ions; or one magnesium, two
oxygen, and two hydrogen atoms. The subscript multiplies everything in ( )
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