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

1. A. Mg2X
2. B. MgX2
3. C. Mg2X3
4. D. Mg3X2

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