The valency of magnesium and chlorine in magnesium chloride is:

Q. Formation of a magnesium chloride from magnesium and chlorine.

Q. (a) Give the electron configuration of magnesium and chlorine.
(b) Write the electron dot-structures of magnesium and chlorine atoms.
(c) Describe the formation of magnesium chloride from magnesium and chlorine by the transfer of electrons.
(d) What type of chemical bonds are present in the magnesium chloride formed?
​(e) Why do such compounds have high melting points?