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Magnesium reacts with an element (x) to form an ionic compound. If the ground state electronic configuration of (X) is `1s^2 2s^2 2p^3`, the simplest formula for this compound is

A

`Mg_2 X_3`

B

`MgX_2`

C

`Mg_2 X`

D

`Mg_3 X_2`

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D
`Mg_3 X_2`
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