Magnesium

=Magnesium= By: Maxwell Boonstra
 * Atomic Number**: 12


 * Symbol**: Mg


 * Discovered**: 1808


 * Atomic mass**: 24.305 ± 0.0006 u


 * Discoverer**: Joseph Black


 * Color**: Silver/White


 * Odor**: None


 * Physical State**: Solid

Magnesium is produced in stars larger than 3 solar masses by fusing helium and neon in the alpha process at temperatures above 600 megakelvins

Magnesium metal and its alloys are explosive hazards; they are highly flammable in their pure form when molten or in powder ribbon form.

It is the 8th most abundant element in the Earth's crust and the 9th in the known universe as a whole.