Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Anhydrous magnesium acetate has the chemical formula Mg(C2H3O2)2 and in its hydrated form magnesium acetate tetrahydrate it has the chemical formula Mg(CH3COO)2 • 4H2O. In this compound magnesium has an oxidation state of 2+. Magnesium acetate is the magnesium salt of acetic acid. It is deliquescent and upon heating it decomposes to form magnesium oxide. Magnesium acetate is commonly used as a source of magnesium in biological reactions.
