All the Facts about the element Magnesium Mg. The flammable metal.

Magnesium Element Feature! We are slowly working our way through the Periodic table of elements, and today we get to look at Magnesium. What is Magnesium Good for? What are some of the Uses of Magnesium? Here are some of the facts about this amazing element including how Magnesium has been used in medicine, and industry, and we discuss the history of magnesium including the discoverer Joseph Black and of Course Sir Humphrey Davy. Not to mention the magnesium in chlorophyll. Also, We get to burn some just for you, make sure you are safe if you try anything I do at home. Here are some of the raw facts about Magnesium, the element Mg.

Atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus): 12
Atomic symbol (on the Periodic Table of Elements): Mg
Atomic weight (average mass of the atom): 24.3050
Density: 1.74 grams per cubic centimeter
Phase at room temperature: Solid
Melting point: 1,202 degrees Fahrenheit (650 degrees Celsius)
Boiling point: 1,994 F (1,090 C)
Number of isotopes (atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons): 21; 3 stable
Most common isotopes: Mg-24 (78.99 percent natural abundance), Mg-25 (10 percent natural abundance), Mg-26 (11 percent natural abundance)

00:00 Intro
01:10 The history of Magnesium and facts about the element Mg.
02:17 Magnesium in Health and Medicine.
04:06 Magnesium in Industry and other uses
07:16 Lighting the magnesium flame
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