Name:
Magnesium
Symbol:
Mg
Atomic Number:
12
Atomic Mass:
24.312
Atomic Volume:
14.0 cc/mol
Discovered By:
First isolated by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1808
Discovery Date:
1808
Origin of Name:
Magnesium - (from Magnesia, a district in Greece)
Toxicity:
Not toxic. Magnesium vapor on inhalation produces foundry fever. See
zinc.
Summary:
Magnesium is not found free in nature. Magnesium will ignite upon heating in air and will burn with a brilliant white flame. Magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)
2
, (Milk of Magnesia) and magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) are used in medicine.
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