ᱢᱮᱜᱽᱱᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢ,  12Mg
ᱢᱮᱜᱽᱱᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢ
Pronunciation /mæɡˈnziəm/ (mag-NEE-zee-əm)
Appearanceshiny grey solid
Standard atomic weight Ar, std(Mg)[24.30424.307] conventional: 24.305
ᱢᱮᱜᱽᱱᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢ in the periodic table
Hydrogen Helium
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
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Be

Mg

Ca
sodiumᱢᱮᱜᱽᱱᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢaluminium
Atomic number (Z)12
Groupgroup n/a
Period[[Period {{{period}}} element|period {{{period}}}]]
Block[[{{{block}}}-block]]
Element category  Alkaline earth metal
Electron configuration[Ne] 3s2
Electrons per shell
2, 8, 2
Physical properties
Phase at STPsolid
Melting point923 K ​(650 °C, ​1202 °F)
Boiling point1363 K ​(1091 °C, ​1994 °F)
Density when liquid (at m.p.)1.584 g/cm3
Heat of fusion8.48 kJ/mol
Heat of 128 kJ/mol
Molar heat capacity24.869[] J/(mol·K)
 pressure
P (Pa) 1 10 100 1 k 10 k 100 k
at T (K) 701 773 861 971 1132 1361
Atomic properties
Oxidation states+1,[] +2 (a strongly basic oxide)
ElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.31
energies
  • 1st: 737.7 kJ/mol
  • 2nd: 1450.7 kJ/mol
  • 3rd: 7732.7 kJ/mol
  • (more)
Atomic radiusempirical: 160 pm
Covalent radius141±7 pm
Van der Waals radius173 pm
Color lines in a spectral range
Spectral lines of ᱢᱮᱜᱽᱱᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢ
Other properties
Natural occurrenceprimordial
Crystal structurehexagonal close-packed (hcp)
Hexagonal close packed crystal structure for ᱢᱮᱜᱽᱱᱤᱥᱤᱭᱟᱢ
Speed of sound thin rod4940 m/s (at r.t.) (annealed)
Thermal conductivity156[] W/(m·K)
Electrical resistivity43.9[] nΩ·m (at 20 °C)
Magnetic orderingparamagnetic
Magnetic susceptibility+13.1×10−6 cm3/mol (298 K)[]
Young's modulus45 GPa
Shear modulus17 GPa
Bulk modulus35.4[] GPa
Poisson ratio0.290
Mohs hardness1–2.5
Brinell hardness44–260 MPa
CAS Number7439-95-4
History
Namingafter Magnesia, Greece[]
DiscoveryJoseph Black (1755[])
First isolationHumphry Davy (1808[])
Iso­tope Abun­dance Half-life (t1/2) Decay mode Pro­duct
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Na ←

i'box Na

iso
12
Mg E
→ Al

i'box Al

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  most stable isotope
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  1. The thermal expansion is anisotropic: the parameters (at 20 °C) for each crystal axis are αa = 25.31×10−6/K, αc = 27.03×10−6/K, and αaverage = αV/3 = 25.91×10−6/K.[]

References

  1. Rumble, p. 4.61
  2. Bernath, P. F.; Black, J. H.; Brault, J. W. (1985). "The spectrum of magnesium hydride" (PDF). Astrophysical Journal. 298: 375. Bibcode:1985ApJ...298..375B. doi:10.1086/163620. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (help)
  3. Rumble, p. 12.137
  4. Rumble, p. 12.28
  5. Rumble, p. 4.70
  6. Gschneider, K. A. (1964). Physical Properties and Interrelationships of Metallic and Semimetallic Elements. Solid State Physics. Vol. 16. p. 308. doi:10.1016/S0081-1947(08)60518-4. ISBN 9780126077162.
  7. ᱗.᱐ ᱗.᱑ ᱗.᱒ Rumble, p. 4.19
  8. ᱘.᱐ ᱘.᱑ ᱘.᱒ ᱘.᱓ Arblaster, John W. (2018). Selected Values of the Crystallographic Properties of Elements. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International. ISBN 978-1-62708-155-9.

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