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Facts About Magnesium and Radium


Facts About Radium 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.
  
  • Radium metal is the heaviest metal of Alkaline earth metals column.
  • Radium metal is highly radioactive and does not have any stable isotopes.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1755   
In 1898   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
Not Available   

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
20

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