Magnesium Seth mckinsey

Magnesium atomic # is 12 and the atomic mass is 24.305
It has has 12 protons , 12 neutrons , and 12 electrons
magnesium is a solid and it is also a metal
The man that discovered it was a man named Joseph Black and it was discovered in 1755.
magnesium can be used can be used for medicine it helps with things like muscle cramps.
magnesium is mostly gray- white , it's very light , it melt very slow.
magnesium is very flammable especially when it is shaved or powdered , it gives off a light when it is ignited , magnesium is also very smooth.
Some unusual facts about magnesium is that in every green plant there is a little magnesium ion , Magnesium can also be found in the sea , a human body needs to have some magnesium in its body in order to live.

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