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Facts About Manganese and Magnesium


Facts About Magnesium and Manganese


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • Magnesium ions are present in every chlorophyll of every green plant .
  • Controlling Magnesium fire by pouring water on it will result in explosions.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Joseph Black   

Discovery
In 1774   
In 1755   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
6 * 10-2 %   
2

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.07 %   
2

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
12.00 %   
2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
2.90 %   
4

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.13 %   
2

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
0.03 %   
4

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