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Facts About Magnesium and Iron


Facts About Iron 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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1755   
Before 5000 BC   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.1 %   
1

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
22.00 %   
1

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
12

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.01 %   
5

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