Physical properties

• metal
• melting point 923.15K or 650.0°C
• boiling point 1380.15K or 1107.0°C
• atomic number: 12
• mass: 24.305 AMU
• silver-white
• hard
• light weight

history

• magnesia
• farmer first saw magnesium in England
• Joseph Black
• farm in England
• magnesium was isloated Sir Humphry Davey

industrial uses

• bombs
• flares
• signals
• old cameras
• car componets
• computers
• lugages
• first production in Germany

Medical uses

• body
• supplement for low levels of magnesium

Interesting facts

• 8th most found element in earths crust
• it is not a free element
• 3rd most used element
• Mg is produced in the sun by Ne and He
• In a grown body there is 24g of Mg

citations

Chemicool. "Magnesium Element Facts." Chemicool. Chemicool.com, 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.

Sandbox Network. "Magnesium: Uses." Infoplease. Sandbox Network, 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.

Drugs.com. "Magnesium Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com." Magnesium Uses, Dosage & Side Effects - Drugs.com. Drugs.com, 2016. Web. 22 May 2016.

Softs.schools.com. "Magnesium Facts." Magnesium Facts. Softs.schools.com, 2005. Web. 22 May 2016.

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