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Magnesium chloride · MgCl2

Magnesium chloride: formula MgCl2, atom count, element breakdown and calculated molar mass.

CompoundMgCl2
MgCl2
Molar mass95.205 g/mol
Atoms3
Elements2
Mg
Magnesium
1 × 24.305 · 25.53%
24.3050
Cl
Chlorine
2 × 35.45 · 74.47%
70.9000

The formula MgCl2 contains 3 atoms in total. Numbers after element symbols show how many atoms of each element are present.

Molar mass is the sum of the contributions shown above. The percentages show how much each element contributes to the total mass.