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Mg

Magnesium
24.3050 (6)
 Historical Information

In 1618 a farmer at Epsom in England attempted to give his cows water from a well. This they refused to drink because of the water's bitter taste.

Basic Information Shells
  • Name:Magnesium
  • Symbol: Mg
  • Atomic number: 12
  • Atomic weight:24.3050 (6)
  • Standard state: solid at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table: 2
  • Group name: Alkaline earth metal
  • Period in periodic table: 3
  • Block in periodic table: s-block
  • Classification: Metallic
 magnesium
Uses Trivia
  • used to make organomagnesium compounds (Grignard reagents), useful in organic synthesis

Magnesium is an important element for plant and animal life. Chlorophylls are porphyrins based upon magnesium. The adult human daily requirement of magnesium is about 0.3 g day-1