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An ionic bond would most likely form between atoms of which of these pairs?

A. oxygen and oxygen
B. magnesium and oxygen
C. magnesium and magnesium

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Magnesium and oxygen would form an ionic bond because magnesium is a metal and oxygen is a nonmetal, and metals and nonmetals usually form ionic bonds.
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