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how many ions does magnesium phosphite have? how many of those are anions? please explain thought process.

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Answer:

We can simply refer to the cation in the ionic compound as magnesium. Phosphorus, Pstart text, P, end text, is a group 15 element and therefore forms 3- anions.

Explanation:

Because it is an anion, we add the suffix -ide to its name to get phosphide as the name of the ion.