From its position in the periodic table, magnesium should be an insulator. Expla

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From its position in the periodic table, magnesium should be an insulator. Explain why? Despite this, magnesium is a metal. Explain why. (Please write in detail and leave your profile name so maybe I can contact you for private tuition for further questions. Thank you) From its position in the periodic table, magnesium should be an insulator. Explain why? Despite this, magnesium is a metal. Explain why. (Please write in detail and leave your profile name so maybe I can contact you for private tuition for further questions. Thank you)

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The atomic no. of Magnesium is 12 and its electronic configuration is 2,8,2. Since its valence shell has 2 electrons so it has tendency to lose its valence electrons and it does the same i.e losses 2 electrons.

And, any element which losses electrons is a metallic element so magnesium is also considered to be a metal which is highly reactive with a valency of +2.

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