Question

Which diagram is the correct electron dot diagram for magnesium?

Answer 1

D is the correct answer. Because there are two in the outer she’ll.

Answer 2

D.

Step-by-step explanation:

Magnesium is the element of second group and third period. The electronic configuration of magnesium is - 2, 8, 2 or
`1s^22s^22p^63s^2`

There are 2 valence electrons of magnesium.

Only the valence electrons are shown by dots in the Lewis structure.

As, stated above, there are only two valence electrons of magnesium, so in the Lewis structure, two dots are made around the magnesium symbol.

The option which describe this best is option D.