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| Oct 19 2006, 11:48 AM EDT (current) | magnesium | 92 words added |
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My Nucleus dhfdhghfh  | My Electrons  | My Properties |
| My Home (Body, Planet, Universe) | I am Magnesium! | My Compounds (My Friends!) |
My Story recognized magnesium as being an element in The name originates from the Greek word for a district in Thessaly called Magnesia. Joseph Black in Scotland1755, Sir Humphry Davy electrolytically isolated pure magnesium metal in 1808 from a mix of magnesia and HgO, and A. A. B. Bussy prepared it in coherent form in 1831. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust. It is an alkaline earth metal and therefore does not occur uncombined with other elements. It is found in large deposits of magnesite, dolomite, and other minerals. | My Jobs |
