Magnesium
Magnesium is a light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. The free element (metal) is not found in nature. Once produced from magnesium salts, this alkaline earth metal is used as an alloying agent to make aluminium-magnesium alloys.
| General | |
|---|---|
| Atomic number: | 12 |
| Symbol: | Mg |
| Atomic weight: | 24.312 |
| Boiling Point (C): | 1107 |
| Melting Point (C): | 650 |
| Density: | 1.74 |
| heatVapor: | 32.517 |
| heatFusion: | 2.14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: | .224 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | .38 |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | .25 |
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