Magnesium
Electron Configuration
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General Properties
| Atomic Symbol | Mg |
| Atomic Weight | 24.305 g/mol |
| Element Number | 12 |
| Standard State | Solid |
| Standard Type | Strongly Basic |
| Date of Discovery | 1808 |
| Discoverer | Davy |
Physical Properties
| Oxidation States | 2 |
| Boiling Point | 1380 K |
| Melting Point | 922 K |
| Density | 1.74 g/cm³ |
| Electron Configuration | [Ne]3s2 |
| Acid/Base Properties | Basic |
| Crystal Structure | Hexagonal |
| Electronegativity | 1.31 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 127.6 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 8.95 kJ/mol |
| Electrical Conductivity | 22.4 10^6omg-¹cm-¹ |
| Thermal Conductivity | 156 Wm-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 1.02 Jg-¹K-¹ (at 300 K) |
| First Ionization Potential | 7.646 |
| Atomic Volume | 14.0 cm³/mol |
| Atomic Radius | 1.60 Å |
| Covalent Radius | 1.36 Å |
| Synthetic | No |