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Magnesium Inside this Earths crust Magnesium is hiding Silvery and white so it must Always be providing Lucky number 7 Most abundant after sodium It should almost be in heaven Or maybe on a podium Thanks to Sir Humphrey Davy It can be a helpful laxative This mineral is not wavy Can be used in a narrative This Alkaline Earth Metal Melting at 650 degrees C It can be put in a kettle But can it freeze? Every part of your body Is made up of cells So magnesium is in everybody Without it your kidneys can tell Eat lots of nuts and beans They're rich in the Mg Keeping those healthy genes Very important just wait and see!
MAGNESIUM
Mg Atomic Number: 12 Atomic Mass: 24 Alkaline Earth Metal Metal Solid Density: 1.74 g
Common Physical Properties of the Element: shiny and silvery-gray colored metal it is light in weight and strong. The density is 1.738 g/mL, will sink in water, but it is still light weight. Tarnishes slightly when exposed to air and changes look when reacts with water.
I'm white and silvery!
Common Chemical Properties of the Element: The surface of magnesium metal is covered with a thin layer of oxide that helps protect the metal from attack by air. Burns in air with a characteristic blinding bright white flame to give a mixture of white magnesium oxide, MgO, and magnesium nitride, Mg3N2.
