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Answer: He is wrong
Mg has valency of 2 and it forms Mg+2
O has valency of 2 and it forms O2-
They both combine to form molecule MgO
Molecular formula is MgO
Empirical formula is simlest ratio of Mg and O.Since they arealready in ratio of 1:1.
Its empirical formula is also MgO
So both emperical formula and molecular formula of MgO is same