Magnesium is a metal with the symbol Uppercase M and lower case g (Mg). The atomic number is 12 and the atomic mass is 24.305. Magnesium is a silver looking and looks a lot like the other elements in alkaline earth metals. Magnesium was discovered back when the scientific community thought magnesium and calcium were the same thing. Then Sir. Humphrey Davy isolated magnesium in London 1808. He had a fairly big battery and decided to use it to pass electricity though salt. In doing this he discovered many of the alkaline earth metals. Magnesium is the 8th most abundant metal in the universe. It is also the seventh most abundant metal in the crust of Earth. There is about 2.33×104 milligrams per kilogram in the crust and about 1.29×103 milligrams per liter in the ocean. Humans use magnesium as a mineral stabilizer in the body. Magnesium is a natural mineral and we are able to take it into pill form and take the pill as a supplement. The element itself isn't very reactive but when mixed with other elements its can be deadly. Some cool facts are, magnesium is the second most common metal in sea water and there is more magnesium under the crust than in it.
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