2022: Chemical Symbol Mn (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...)

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the Mn element?

The answer is Manganese, whose symbol is Mn, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Manganese Overview

Chemical Symbol

Mn (Manganese)

Uses

Used in steel, batteries and ceramics. The steel in railroad tracks can contain as much as 1.2% manganese. It is crucial to the effectiveness of vitamin B1.

State at 20 °C

Solid

Description

Hard, brittle, gray-white metal with a pinkish tinge. Rusts like iron in moist air.

Name Origin

Latin: magnes (magnet); Italian: manganese.

Sources

Most abundant ores are pyrolusite (MnO2), psilomelane [(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10] and rhodochrosite (MnCO3). Pure metal produced by mixing MnO2 with powered Al and ignited in a furnace.

Atomic Number

25

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Atomic Mass

54,93805

Discovery

Discovered By: Johann Gahn

Year: 1774

Location: Sweden

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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