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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_2X_3`

B

`Mg_3X_2`

C

`Mg_2X`

D

`MgX_2`

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B
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