Magnesium

=Element Name= By: Leandra and Lucero


 * Atomic Number:** 12


 * Protons: 12**


 * Electrons: 12**


 * Neutrons: 12**


 * Average Atomic Mass: 24.3050 amu**


 * Isotopes:** 
 * < 24Mg ||< 23.9850423 (8) ||< 78.99 (4) ||< 0 ||< 0 ||
 * < 25Mg ||< 24.9858374 (8) ||< 10.00 (1) ||< 5/2 ||< -0.85546 ||
 * < 26Mg ||< 25.9825937 (8) ||< 11.01 (3) ||< 0 ||< 0 ||

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 * Uses:** It is used in flares and pyrotechnics, including incendiary bombs. It was used in flash photography, it is lighter than aluminium, and is used in alloys used for aircraft, car engine casings, and missile constructionit is used a reducing agent for the production of uranium and other metals from their saltsthe hydroxide (milk of magnesia), chloride, sulphate (Epsom salts), and the citrate are used in medicinemagnesium oxide is refractory and used as bricks and liners in furnacesused to make organomagnesium compounds (Grignard reagents), useful in organic synthesisused in computers for radio-frequency shielding======

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 * Interesting Facts**: Some interesting facts I found out about Magnesium were: magnesium is a grayish-white and a fairly tough metal. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the earth's crust although not found in it's elemental form, Magnesium metal burns with a very bright light, and it's an important element for plants and animal life.=====

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