Symbol	Mg	Atomic radius: pm	160	Fusion: kJ/Mole	8.48
Name	Magnesium	Ionic radius: pm	(+2)72	Boiling point: °C	1090
Atomic number	12	Electron affinity	Unstable anion	Melting point: °C	650
Atomic weight	24.31	1st  ion potential	7.65	Specific Heat Cap: J/(g K)	1.02
Classification	Alk earth metal	Natural form	Solid	Thermal Cond: W/(cm K)	1.56
Configuration	[Ne]3s2	Crystal structure	Hex	Electrical Cond	0.226
Oxidation states	2	Density	1.74	Abundance: mg/kg-crust	23,300
Electronegativity	1.31	Vaporization: kJ/Mole	128.7
Sir Humphrey Davy was the first to isolate magnesium in 1808.			Uses - alloys, flashbulbs, airplanes, missles, flares, fireworks, medicine