Mg	Z =  12	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Magnesium
			Named after the Greek "Magnesia"
(AM) Atomic Mass	24.305  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2
(BP) Boiling Point	1090  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	649  °C
(ρ) Density	1.74  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
( χ ) Electronegativity	1.2	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	1.3  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	1.023  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	[Ne]  3s2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	737.72  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	128  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	8.48  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	1755	♦	Location of Discovery	England
(E°) Standard Potential	Mg2+⇔ Mg (-2.372 V)
Stable isotopes	24Mg,  25Mg,  26Mg
Discovered/Synthesized by	Sir Humphry Davy
Natural Source	The mineral/ore dolomite, magnesite, brucite, carnallite, and olivine Also seawater
Common Uses	Aluminum alloys, cars, planes, bikes, flares, sparklers, antacids
Other Info	One of top-ten elements in the Earth's Crust Every chlorophyll molecule contains a magnesium ion
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