Basic Information

Name: MAGNESIUM

Symbol: MG

Classification: Magnesium is an alkali earth metal

color:silvery-white

Atomic weight:24.305

state: solid

Melting Point:650 oC, 923 K

Boiling Point:1090 oC, 1363 K

Shells: 2,8,2

Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2

Density @ 20oC:1.738 g/cm3

Atomic volume: 13.97 cm3/mol

Structure: hcp: hexagonal close packed

Hardness:2.5 mohs