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Magnesium chloride is an ionic substance. It is also volatile. It does not impart flame colour. Why? 

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Magnesium has small size and more excitation energy. The energy absorbed in the flame is more. The excited electrons transist back to the original state with the emission of energy. The emission is in the high energy ultra violet region.
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