Sunday, November 10, 2019

Magnesium


Located at Group 2 and Period 3 of the Periodic Table is the element you can find in chocolates. This is Magnesium.
Chocolates


First discovered by Humphry Davy and first isolated by unknown ( the isolator is unknown ).
Sir Humphry Davy



If you swallow Magnesium, it will cause ingestion: unlikely; however, ingestion of large amounts of magnesium powder could cause injury. ... Magnesium oxide fume is a by-product of burning magnesium. Physical dangers: Dust explosion possible if in powder or granular form, mixed with air.

Atomic number: 12
Discoverer: Humphry Davy
Isolator : ?
Electron configuration: [Ne] 3s
Melting point: 650°C
Chemistry properties:
  • Atomic weight is 24,312
  • Magnesium  is silvery white
  • very light
  • Its relative density is 1,74
  • Density : 1740 kg/m3

Physical properties:
  • shiny silver or gray colored metal
  • light in weight
  • strong.
How Magnesium got its name?

Magnesium gets its name from the Greek word for a district in the Greek region of Thessaly called Magnesia.

Uses
Magnesium is found in chocolates.
Chocolates

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