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Help me understand how to figure the i in the van't Hoff factor. MgSO4. Would the i = 5? If not, what and how?

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Just do the ionization.
MgSO4 ==> Mg^+2 + SO4^=
so i = 2
See the former post for Mg(NO3)2 and NaCl.
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