Whereas the electron-poor Mg2+ cations can accept electrons, the electron-rich Mg(0) reacts like a negatively charged anion by losing electrons.

The Mg centres in these complexes formally even carry a negative charge due to a unique magnesium sodium bond and thus react completely differently than conventional Mg2+ compounds. Whereas the ...

The atomic structure of magnesium chloride, a material used in plastics production, changes shape after exposure to an electron beam. Using pulsed electron beams, researchers were able to image ...

An international team of researchers has measured how fast an electron races through the atomic layers of a crystal lattice. The physicists used an extremely short laser pulse to time the speed: ...

Whereas the electron-poor Mg2+ cations can accept electrons, the electron-rich Mg(0) reacts like a negatively charged anion by losing electrons.