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(a) What is the number of electrons donated by a magnesium atom and number of electrons accepted by a sulphur atom during their chemical combination?
(b) How many units of charge are developed on each atom?
(c) What is the number of electrons after the transfer of electrons in magnesium and sulphur atoms.
(d) Diagrammatically represent the transfer of electrons.

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(a) Two, Two
(b) Two
(c) Eight

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