Draw the dot and cross structure of the following:
(a) An ionic compound formed when Mg reacts with the dilute HCl.
(b) A covalent compound formed when H2 reacts with Cl2.
(c) The positive ion produced when ammonia gas is dissolved in water.
[Atomic number: Mg = 12, Cl = 17, H = 1, N = 7]
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(a) When Mg reacts with the dilute HCl, MgCl2 formed.
(b) Covalent compound formed when H2 reacts with Cl2 is HCl.
$$\begin{aligned}\overset{\phantom{2}{2}}{\text{H}} \space {\swarrow}\mathllap{\searrow} \space \overset{2}{\text{Cl}} \Rightarrow \underset{\phantom{2}{2}}{\text{H}} \space {\swarrow}\mathllap{\searrow} \underset{\phantom{2}{2}}{\text{Cl}} \\[1em] \text{H}_2\text{Cl}_2 \Rightarrow \text{HCl}\end{aligned}$$
(c) The positive ion produced when ammonia gas is dissolved in water is ammonium ion.
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