Element Family
Alkaline Earth
Transition Metal
Space Group Name
P63/mmc
P63/mmc
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.
- Original name of Technetium was Masurium.
- At the time of its discovery it found in sample of Molybdenum.
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining
Made by Bombarding Molybdenum with Deuterons
Who Discovered
Joseph Black
Emilio Segrè and Carlo Perriero
Discovery
In 1755
In 1937
Abundance In Meteorites
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
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It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
- Technetium is a radioactive metal and hence it is used for medical studies and other research purposes.
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry
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Other Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Non Toxic
Low Toxic
Present in Human Body
Yes
No
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility
Anti Corrosion, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes, Radioactivity, Solubility
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2
[Kr] 4d5 5s2
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Technetium.jpg#100
Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
Conductor
Conductor