Zimmerman,+Michael

Magnesium, mg

Density [|1.738 g/m]

Melting point [|650 C]

Boilting point [|1090 C]

Weight [|24.305]

Electron configuration 3s2

# 12, # of protons + electrons 12, # of neutrons 12

Discovery 1755, Joeseph Black, Magnesia

Valance electrons 2

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Reactions <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">[|Extremely reactive with air, very reactive with halogens]

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Uses <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">[|Pyrotechnics, radio-frequency shielding, aircraft alloy, car engine casing, missile construction]

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Chemical and physical properties <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Silvery white metal, tough, tarnishes in air, ignites readily with heat in air, white flame

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Price <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">10 cents/gram

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Production <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">In china Russia Canada the U.S. India Greece Austria and Poland

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Compounds <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Magnesium oxide and salts

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Unusual fact <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Reducing agents for the production of uranium

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