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Facts About Aluminium and Magnesium


Facts About Magnesium and Aluminium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
  • Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
  • It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining   
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In 1825   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %   
5
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %   
5
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %   
5
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %   
1
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
6
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
10
0.03 %   
4

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