What is the name of this compound - $M g B r_{2}$ $MgBr_2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-13T18:17:20

This is simply $magnesium bromide$ $"magnesium bromide"$

And we could represent its formation by the redox reaction....

$M g (s) + B r_{2} (l) \to M g B r_{2}$ $Mg(s) + Br_2(l) rarr MgBr_2$ ...

We formally have $M g^{2 +}$ $Mg^(2+)$ and $B r^{-}$ $Br^-$ ions...

What is the name of this compound - MgBr2MgBr_2?