Symbol | Mg |
Atomnummer | 12 |
Gruppe | 2 (Jordalkalimetaller) |
Periode | 3 |
Blok | s |
Klassifikation | Jordalkalimetal |
Udseende | Shiny grey solid |
Farve | Sølv |
Antal protoner | 12 p+ |
Antal neutroner | 12 n0 |
Antal elektroner | 12 e- |
Fase ved STP | Fast |
Massefylde | 1.738 g/cm3 |
Atommasse | 24.304 u |
Smeltepunkt | 923 K 649.85 °C 1201.73 °F |
Kogepunkt | 1363 K 1089.85 °C 1993.73 °F |
Fordampningsvarme | 127.6 kJ/mol |
Elektronegativitet (Pauling Scale) | 1.31 |
Elektronaffinitet | -40 kJ/mol |
Oxidationstrin | +1, +2 (a strongly basic oxide) |
Ioniseringsenergier |
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Opdaget | Joseph Black (1755) |
Første isolation | Humphry Davy (1808) |
Opdagelse af magnesium The name magnesium originates from the Greek word for locations related to the tribe of the Magnetes, either a district in Thessaly called Magnesia or Magnesia ad Sipylum, now in Turkey. The metal was first isolated by Sir Humphry Davy in England in 1808. He used electrolysis on a mixture of magnesia and mercuric oxide. Antoine Bussy prepared it in coherent form in 1831. Davy's first suggestion for a name was magnium, but the name magnesium is now used in English and all major European languages but Russian. |