Energy Levels: 3
Electrons per Energy Levels: 2, 8, 2
Number of Electrons (With No Charge): 12
Number of Neutrons (Most Common/ Stable Nuclide: 12
Number of Protons: 12

Atomic Number: 12
Atomic Mass: 24.305 AMU
Family Name: Alkaline Earth
Group: 2A
Period Number: 3

It is a solid
It is grayish white
It is a fairly tough metal
Its chemical symbol is Mg

Sir Humphrey David first isolated Mg in 1808

It is used in missles like the one to the left

It is the 8th most abundant element on earth.

In 1808, Sir Humphrey Davi discovered Magnesium. It is the 8th mokst abundant element in the earth's crust. It is in the alkaline earth metal so it does not occur uncombined with other elements. It is named Magnesium and named after a city in Thessaly called Magnesia.

Isolation Method

Magnesium can be obtained from brines, wells, and sea water as Magnesium Chloride, MgCl2. Use the electrolysis method and Mg and Cl will seperate.

Purification Method

To purify Magnesium, you will have to use the vacuum distilation method.