General Information
| Symbol: | Mg |
| Atomic Number: | 12 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 24.305 |
| Group: | 2 (alkaline earth metals or beryllium family) |
| IIA (Old IUPAC), IIA (CAS) |
| Period: | 3 |
| Block: | s |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 1.74 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 14.0 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 1.6 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 130 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | 649.0 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 1090.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 8.95 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 127.6 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 1.3 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | 0 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 735 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 1.02 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 156.0 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | 2 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 8 2 |
| Electron Configuration: | [Ne] 3s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1755 |
| Discovered By: | Sir Humphrey Davy |
| Discovered At: | England |
| Word Origin: | From the Greek word "Magnesia", a district of Thessaly |
Translations
| English | Magnesium |
| Deutsch | Magnesium |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Magnesium |
| Nederlands | Magnesium |
| Afrikaans | Magnesium |
| Frysk | Magnesium |
| Dansk | Magnesium |
| Svenska | Magnesium |
| Norsk | Magnesium |
| Íslenska | Magnín or Magnesín |
| Føroysk | Magnesium |
| Latin | Magnesium |
| Français | Magnésium |
| Español | Magnesio |
| Catalana | Magnesi |
| Occitana | Magnèsi |
| Português | Magnésio |
| Galego | Magnesio |
| Italiano | Magnesio |
| Furlan | Magnesi |
| Român | Magneziu |
| Moldavian | Magneziu |
| Armãneashte | Magneziumu |
| Русский | Магний |
| Українска | Магній |
| by | Магній |
| Polska | Magnez |
| Kaszëbsczi | Magnéz |
| Čech | Hořčík |
| Slovenský | Horčík |
| Slovenščina | Magnezij |
| Hrvatska | Magnezij |
| Српски | Магнезиjум |
| Bosnian | Magnezij |
| Македонски | Магнезиум |
| Български | Магнезий |
| Lietuviškai | Magnis |
| Lao | Magnijs |
| Sudovian | Magnijan |
| Cymraeg | Magnesiwm |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Maignéisiam |
| Gàidhlig na h | Maignèisiam |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Magnaishum |
| Cornish | Magnysyum |
| Brezhoneg | Magnesiom |
| Ελληνική | Μαγνησιο |
| Shqip | Magnez |
| Ossetian | Магний |
| Euskera | Magnesioa |
| Georgian | მაგნიუმი |
| Suomi | Magnesium |
| Eesti | Magneesium |
| Magyar | Magnézium |
| Türkçe | Magnezyum |
| Kazakh | Магний |
| Uzbek | Магний |
| Tajik | Magni' |
| Mongolian | Магни |
| 日本語 | マグネシウム [maguneshiumu] |
| 中国话 | 鎂 |
| ไทย | แมกนีเซียม |
| Vietnamese | Magiê |
| Bahasa Melayu | Magnesium |
| العربيه | مغنيسيوم |
| Il-Malti | Magniżjum |
| עברית | מגנזיום |
| Esperanto | Magnezio |
Links
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