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Magnesium oxide (Mg O), or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium (see also oxide). It has an empirical formula of MgO and consists of a lattice of Mg 2+ ions and O 2− ions held together by ionic bonding .
[1] [2] [3] Introduced by Gilbert N. Lewis in his 1916 article The Atom and the Molecule, a Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds. [4] Lewis structures extend the concept of the electron dot diagram by adding lines between atoms to represent shared pairs in a chemical bond.
The magnesium industry uses SF 6 as an inert "cover gas" to prevent oxidation during casting, [33] and other processes including smelting. [34] Once the largest user, consumption has declined greatly with capture and recycling. [10] Insulated glazing windows have used it as a filler to improve their thermal and acoustic insulation performance ...
Magnesium oxide and other magnesium compounds are also used in the agricultural, chemical, and construction industries. Magnesium oxide from calcination is used as an electrical insulator in fire-resistant cables. [15] Other applications include: Magnesium hydride is under investigation as a way to store hydrogen.
Magnesium silicide is used to create aluminium alloys of the 6000 series, containing up to approximately 1.5% Mg 2 Si. An alloy of this group can be age-hardened to form Guinier-Preston zones and a very fine precipitate, both resulting in increased strength of the alloy. [6] Magnesium silicide is a narrow-gap semiconductor. Its as-grown crystal ...
An SF 6 circuit breaker rated 115 kV, 1200 A installed at a hydroelectric generating station. Sulfur hexafluoride circuit breakers protect electrical power stations and distribution systems by interrupting electric currents, when tripped by a protective relay.
The dot-and-cross diagram of the LDQ structure of the ground state of acetylene is shown on the left and that of the first excited state of acetylene is shown on the right. The nuclei are as indicated and the electrons are denoted by either dots or crosses, depending on their relative spins.
Magnesium selenide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula MgSe. It contains magnesium and selenium in a 1:1 ratio. It belongs to the II-VI family of semiconductor compounds.