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    Mg

    Magnesium

    Alkaline Earth

    Atomic Number: 12 • Atomic Mass: 24.3050 u • Period: 3 • Group: 2

    Electron Configuration: 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 3s²
    Phase: Solid
    Electronegativity: 1.31
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    History

    Magnesium has been known since ancient times

    Historical Timeline

    First recognized as an element by Joseph Black in 1755

    Isolated by Humphry Davy in 1808 by electrolysis

    First produced in commercial quantities by Antoine Bussy in 1831