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Facts About Magnesium and Aluminium


Facts About Aluminium and Magnesium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  
  • 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.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Hans Christian Oersted   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1825   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.006 %   
5

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.91 %   
5

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
6

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
10

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