Chemical Symbol for Magnesium (+ Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

Each chemical element has its own symbol and Magnesium is no different.

However there's a lot of cool facts about Magnesium (Mg) that most people don't know. Check this out:

Magnesium Overview

Chemical Symbol

Mg (Magnesium)

Description

Lightweight, malleable, silvery-white metal. Eighth most abundant element in the universe. Seventh most abundant element in the earth's crust.

Sources

Usually obtained by electrolysis of melted magnesium chloride (MgCl2) found in sea water. Each cubic mile of seawater contains about 12 billion pounds of magnesium.

Atomic Number

12

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Atomic Mass

24,305

Name Origin

From Magnesia ancient city in district of Thessaly, Greece.

Uses

Used in alloys to make airplanes, missiles and other uses for light metals. Has structural properties similar to aluminium. But since it is flammable at temperatures of burning gasoline, its uses are limited.

State at 20 °C

solid

Discovery

Discovered By: Sir Humphrey Davy

Year: 1808

Location: England

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