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What is Magnesium?



Periodic Table
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Symbol
Mg 0

Group Number
2 16

Period Number
3 5

Block
s block 0

Element Family
Alkaline Earth 0

CAS Number
7439954 83

Space Group Name
P63/mmc 0

Space Group Number
194.00 5

Facts
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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.
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Sources
By Electrolysis Process, In Ocean, Mining 0

History
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Who Discovered
Joseph Black 0

Discovery
In 1755 0

Abundance
0

Abundance In Universe
6 * 10-2 % 2

Abundance In Sun
~0.07 % 2

Abundance In Meteorites
12.00 % 2

Abundance In Earth's Crust
2.90 % 4

Abundance In Oceans
0.13 % 2

Abundance In Humans
0.03 % 4

Uses
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Uses & Benefits
  • Magnesium aluminum alloy improves the mechanical strength and welding characteristics and hence it is used in aeroplane and car manufacturing.
  • It is also used to remove sulfur from the molten iron and steel.
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Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry 0

Medical Uses
NA 0

Other Uses
Surgical Instruments Manufacturing 0

Biological Properties
0

Toxicity
Non Toxic 0

Present in Human Body
Yes 0

In Blood
37.80 Blood/mg dm-3 5

In Bone
1,800.00 p.p.m. 4

Physical
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Melting Point
650.00 °C 61

Boiling Point
1,107.00 °C 66

Appearance
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Physical State
Solid 0

Color
Gray 0

Luster
NA 0

Hardness
0

Mohs Hardness
2.50 14

Brinell Hardness
260.00 MPa 36

Vickers Hardness
Not Available 0

Speed of Sound
4,940.00 m/s 11

Optical Properties
0

Refractive Index
Not Available 0

Reflectivity
74.00 % 7

Allotropes
No 0

α Allotropes
Not Available 0

β Allotropes
Not Available 0

γ Allotropes
Not Available 0

Chemical
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Chemical Formula
Mg 0

Isotopes
0

Known Isotopes
15 24

Electronegativity
0

Pauling Electronegativity
1.31 31

Sanderson Electronegativity
1.32 18

Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.23 25

Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
1.37 16

Allen Electronegativity
1.29 35

Electropositivity
0

Pauling Electropositivity
2.69 23

Ionization Energies
0

1st Energy Level
737.70 kJ/mol 24

2nd Energy Level
1,450.70 kJ/mol 42

3rd Energy Level
7,732.70 kJ/mol 5

4th Energy Level
10,542.50 kJ/mol 4

5th Energy Level
13,630.00 kJ/mol 3

6th Energy Level
18,020.00 kJ/mol 3

7th Energy level
21,711.00 kJ/mol 3

8th Energy Level
25,661.00 kJ/mol 3

9th Energy Level
31,653.00 kJ/mol 3

10th Energy Level
35,458.00 kJ/mol 5

11th Energy Level
169,988.00 kJ/mol 1

12th Energy Level
189,368.00 kJ/mol 1

13th Energy Level
Not Available 0

14th Energy Level
Not Available 0

15th Energy Level
Not Available 0

16th Energy Level
Not Available 0

17th Energy Level
Not Available 0

18th Energy Level
Not Available 0

19th Energy Level
Not Available 0

20th Energy Level
Not Available 0

21st Energy Level
Not Available 0

22nd Energy Level
Not Available 0

23rd Energy Level
Not Available 0

24th Energy Level
Not Available 0

25th Energy Level
Not Available 0

26th Energy Level
Not Available 0

27th Energy Level
Not Available 0

28th Energy Level
Not Available 0

29th Energy Level
Not Available 0

30th Energy Level
Not Available 0

Electrochemical Equivalent
0.45 g/amp-hr 69

Electron Work Function
3.66 eV 29

Other Chemical Properties
Corrosion, Highly Inflammable, Ionization, Solubility 0

Atomic
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Atomic Number
12 89

Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 0

Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) 0

Crystal Lattice
HCP-Crystal-Structure-of-Magnesium.jpg#100 0

Atom
0

Number of Protons
12 88

Number of Neutrons
12 66

Number of Electrons
12 88

Radius of an Atom
0

Atomic Radius
160.00 pm 27

Covalent Radius
141.00 pm 43

Van der Waals Radius
173.00 pm 37

Atomic Weight
24.31 amu 83

Atomic Volume
13.97 cm3/mol 37

Adjacent Atomic Numbers
0

Previous Element
4 0

Next Element
17 0

Valence Electron Potential
40.00 (-eV) 47

Lattice Constant
320.94 pm 54

Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3 0

Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available 0

Mechanical
0

Density
0

Density At Room Temperature
1.74 g/cm3 79

Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
1.58 g/cm3 55

Tensile Strength
Not Available 0

Viscosity
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure
0

Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available 0

Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available 0

Elasticity properties
0

Shear Modulus
17.00 GPa 37

Bulk Modulus
45.00 GPa 25

Young's Modulus
45.00 GPa 39

Poisson Ratio
0.29 15

Other Mechanical Properties
NA 0

Magnetic
0

Magnetic Characteristics
0

Specific Gravity
1.74 66

Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic 0

Permeability
Not Available 0

Susceptibility
Not Available 0

Electrical Properties
0

Electrical Property
Conductor 0

Resistivity
43.90 nΩ·m 45

Electrical Conductivity
0.23 106/cm Ω 7

Electron Affinity
0.00 kJ/mol 40

Thermal
0

Specific Heat
1.02 J/(kg K) 4

Molar Heat Capacity
24.87 J/mol·K 47

Thermal Conductivity
156.00 W/m·K 8

Critical Temperature
Not Available 0

Thermal Expansion
24.80 µm/(m·K) 15

Enthalpy
0

Enthalpy of Vaporization
128.70 kJ/mol 52

Enthalpy of Fusion
8.95 kJ/mol 39

Enthalpy of Atomization
148.50 kJ/mol 53

Standard Molar Entropy
32.70 J/mol.K 46

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