Magnesium:
1) Strengthens and lightens aluminum alloys (high performance car wheels, for instance)
2) Is the source of the brilliant white light in flares
3) Is the metal salt embedded in photosynthetic cells
4) In its salt form, is used to treat excess acidity of the stomach
5) Has a variety of other uses in chemistry
magnesuim does not have a smell
Formula: MgI2
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Mg(NO3)2
MgBr MgBr2
H2SO4+ Mg > H2 + MgSO4
Sodium wins!
many places mostly in seawater (erosion) and in the earths crust
The chemical formula for Magnesium Oxide is MgO.
Generally, an ionic bond is formed by the transfer of electrons
Magnesium is symbolized by Mg .
The product of this reaction is magnesium sulfide (MgS).