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magnesium oxide

MgO

Magnesium oxide has the molecular formula MgO and a molar mass of 40.3 g/mol, a melting point of 2,826 °C and a boiling point of 3,600 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaMgO
Molar mass40.305 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass39.97996 g/mol
Melting point2,826 °C
Boiling point3,600 °C
Density3.58 g/cm³
Topological polar surface area17.1 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors0 / 1
Heavy atoms2
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IUPAC nameoxomagnesium

Elemental composition

2 atoms across 2 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Magnesium (Mg)160.30%
Oxygen (O)139.70%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.