MAGNESIUM


Meaning of MAGNESIUM in English

Name: magnesium

Symbol: Mg

Atomic number: 12

Atomic weight: 24.3050 (6)

Group in periodic table: 2

Group name: Alkaline earth metal

Period in periodic table: 3

Block in periodic table: s-block

CAS registry ID: 7439-95-4

Magnesium is a grayish-white, fairly tough metal.

Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust although not found in it's elemental form. It is a Group 2 element (Group IIA in older labelling schemes). Group 2 elements are called alkaline earth metals.

Magnesium tarnishes slightly in air, and finely divided magnesium readily ignites upon heating in air and burns with a dazzling white flame. Normally magnesium is coated with a layer of oxide, MgO, that protects magnesium from air and water.

Chemistry of the elements English vocabulary.      Английский словарь химии элементов.