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Mg. = Unusual Facts. =
 * Mg was found by a farmer because his cows wouldnt drink the water he gave them.
 * Mg is used to heal wounds.
 * Found in the Earths crust.
 * Mg has a bitter taste.
 * Human bodies need the correct amount of Mg to sleep at night.
 * 13% of our planets mass comes from magnesium.
 * The bright white light magnesium produces can burn your eyes.


 * Mg’s melting point is 650 degrees.


 * Mg’s boiling point is 1090 degrees.


 * Atomc number : 12.


 * Atomic mass is 24.305


 * Atomic weight: 24.3050


 * Density: 1.74 grams.


 * Element classification: Metal.


 * Perioid number: 3.


 * Group number: 2

[] > =====1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2=====
 * Group name: Alkane Earth Metal.
 * Electron configuration: [Ne]3s+2.


 * Oxidation states: 2.


 * Mg is the 8th most abundant element of them all in the earths crest.


 * Found in large deposits of magnesite, dolomite, and several other minerals.

Mg is a light silvery-white color. Tarnishes when air hits it. Can catch fire very easily, but the flame is white when it does catch on fire. Extremely flammable
 * Mg is used for photography, flares, and bombs.


 * Only 1/3 lighter than aluminum.


 * Organic mg is important to plant life.


 * Since mg is extremely flammable it has to be handled with great care.

The reason mg was founded was because the farmer that founded it was trying to give his cows water, and they refused to drink it. He didn’t understand why, so he tasted it, and discovered that the water had a bitter taste.
 * Small samples of mg are found in rod like figures.


 * After the farmer tasted it he discovered that it seemed to heal scratches and other wounds quicker then having the wounds just heal themselves.

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 * Mg was isolated by Sr, Humphry Davey in 1808.


 * Mg and calcium were at one time thought to be the dame element/substance.


 * They were thought to be the same substance until a chemist nakmes joesph black did an experiement proving that they were two different elements.


 * Found in epsom salt. Used in anti-acids.


 * Still used today to heal scrathches and wounds in the medical field.

Slight reaction with cold water. If a mg rod is dropped into cold water, bubbles of hydrogen will form around it and then magnesium hydroxide is formed to try to stop the reaction.

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 * Mg burns in steam. The flame that appears is white andproduces magnesium oxide and hydrogen.


 * The cost of magnesium is $2.45.


 * 12 protons, and 12 electrons.


 * Chemical and Physical properties: Alkaline earth metals. Group 2 period 3.