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Facts About Magnesium and Tin


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Facts About Tin 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.
  
  • In the list of most abundant element Tin is ranked 49th.
  • Tin metal does not react with water as well as does not corrode in it.
  

Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Joseph Black   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1755   
Before 3500 BC   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 %   
2
4 * 10-7 %   
20

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 %   
2
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 %   
2
0.00 %   
24

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 %   
4
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 %   
2
0.00 %   
26

Abundance In Humans
0.03 %   
4
0.00 %   
13

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