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Mg


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Mg, 12
magnesium (English)
magnésium, m. (French)
Magnesium, n. (German)
magnij (Russian)
magnesium (Swedish)


Symbol, numberMg, 12 (alkaline earth metal), Group: 2; 2A
Weight24.3050
In Nature
Discovered1808, by Sir Humphry Davy (England)
Density  [kg/m3]1738 [293 K] (solid)   1585 [922 K] (liquid)   
Molar volume13.98 cm3
Melting Temperature922.0 K   (649 °C)   Enthalpy: 128.7 kJ/mol
Boiling Temperature1363 K   (1090 °C)   Enthalpy: 9.04 kJ/mol
Electrical resistance4.38E-8 [293 K] Wm
ThermalConductivity: 156 [300 K] W/Km     Expansion: 26.1E-6 /K
Configuration1s2 2s2p6 3s2
Ionisation [kJ/mol]
  M-->  M+--> M2+--> M3+--> M4+--> M5+--> M6+--> M7+--> M8+--> M9+-->M10+
Thermodynamics
State Df Df CpH 298.15-H°0
[kJ/mol] [J/Kmol] [kJ/mol]
Isotopes
Mass In nature Half-life Spin m/mN NMM Decay
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