 | Magnesium | Atomic Number: 12 |
- Overview
Property Value Units 24.305
1.738
- Thermal Properties
Thermal Properties
Property Value Units 639°C
1090°C
The critical pressure has not been determined for Magnesium
The critical temperature has not been determined for Magnesium
8.7 kJ/mol
128 kJ/mol
1020 J/kg·K
160 W/m·K
- Electon Configuration
[Ne] 3s2
K L M N O P Q 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 Level S Orbital P Orbital D Orbital F Orbital Level 1 Level 2 - History
Year Discovered
1755
- Isotopes
Isotope Common Name Symbol Mass Status Abundance Half-life Decay mode Decay Energy Nuclear Spin Magnetic Moment 12
Mg
24
Magnesium Mg 24 Stable 78.99 - - - - - 12
Mg
25
Magnesium Mg 25 Stable 10 - - - - - 12
Mg
26
Magnesium Mg 26 Stable 11.01 - - - - - Isotopic mass data for stable isotopes is from:
G. Audi, A.H. Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1993, 565, 1-65
and
G. Audi, A.H.Wapstra in Nuclear Physics A, 1995, 595 409-480.Natural abundance data is from:
K.J.R. Rosman, P.D.P. Taylor in Pure Appplied Chemistry, 1999, 71, 1593-1607.- Occurance
In the Universe 0.06% In the Sun 0.07% In Meteorites 12% In the Earth's Crust 2.9% In Seawater 0.13% In the Human Body 0.027% - Models
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