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