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Facts About Iron and Magnesium


Facts About Magnesium and Iron


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Iron is not always magnetic in nature, its allotrope are ferromagnetic and the B allotrope is nonmagnetic.
  • The blood consists Iron in hemoglobin molecules to transfer Oxygen in the body.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Unknown   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
Before 5000 BC   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1.1 * 10-1 %   
1
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.1 %   
1
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
22.00 %   
1
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
6.30 %   
2
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
12
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
0.01 %   
5
0.03 %   
4

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