How many atoms of each element are in this compound? MgBr2


A. 2 magnesium atoms and 2 bromine atoms

B. 2 magnesium atom and 2 bromine atoms

C. 2 magnesium atoms and 1 bromine atom

D. 1 magnesium atom and 2 bromine atoms

User Icon for DrBob222 DrBob222 answered
12 years ago

What is your problem here? The subscripts (or what passes for subscripts) tell you how many atoms are there.

User Icon for Andrew Andrew answered
12 years ago

Its D..!!...the 2 after the Br means its attached to that element..so read as 2 X Br....there is nothing after the Mg...so that means there ais only one

So therefore its D...

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

To determine the number of atoms of each element in the compound MgBr2, we need to analyze the chemical formula.

In the compound MgBr2, "Mg" represents magnesium and "Br" represents bromine.

The subscript number after each element represents the number of atoms of that element in the compound.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

D. 1 magnesium atom and 2 bromine atoms

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To determine the number of atoms of each element in the compound MgBr2, we need to understand the chemical formula and use the rules of stoichiometry.

In the chemical formula MgBr2, "Mg" represents magnesium and "Br" represents bromine. The number 2 after "Br" indicates that there are 2 bromine atoms present in the compound.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

D. 1 magnesium atom and 2 bromine atoms