magnesium

Summary

magnesium is a chemical element^[1]. magnesium draws 4,612 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #27 of 144).^[2]

Key Facts

• magnesium is credited with the discovery of Joseph Black^[3].
• magnesium's instance of is recorded as chemical element^[4].
• magnesium's instance of is recorded as lithophile^[5].
• magnesium oxide is named after magnesium^[6].
• magnesium is made of magnesite^[7].
• magnesium is made of dolomite^[8].
• magnesium is made of brucite^[9].
• magnesium is made of carnallite^[10].
• magnesium is made of talc^[11].
• magnesium is made of olivine^[12].
• magnesium's location of discovery is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• magnesium's canonical SMILES is recorded as [Mg]^[14].
• magnesium's element symbol is recorded as Mg^[15].
• magnesium's chemical formula is recorded as Mg^[16].
• magnesium is a type of period 3^[17].
• magnesium is a type of alkaline earth metal^[18].
• magnesium is part of period 3^[19].
• magnesium is part of alkaline earth metal^[20].
• magnesium's Commons category is recorded as Magnesium^[21].
• magnesium's Unicode character is recorded as 鎂^[22].
• magnesium's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1755^[23].
• magnesium's found in taxon is recorded as Foeniculum vulgare^[24].
• magnesium's found in taxon is recorded as cacao^[25].
• magnesium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa tomentosa^[26].
• magnesium's found in taxon is recorded as Montanoa frutescens^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element^[4] and lithophile^[5]. Recorded subclass of include period 3^[17] and alkaline earth metal^[18].

Origins

magnesium oxide is named after magnesium^[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 3^[19], a period^[28] and alkaline earth metal^[20], a group^[29].

Influence

Things named for magnesium include maficity^[30]; magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S^[31], a mineral species^[32]; magnesite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S^[35], a mineral species^[36]; sima^[37]; magnesioferrite^[38], a mineral species^[39]; axinite-(Mg)^[40], a mineral species^[41]; and magnesiopascoite^[42], a mineral species^[43].

Why It Matters

magnesium draws 4,612 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #27 of 144).^[2] magnesium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] magnesium is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for magnesium include maficity^[30]; magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S^[31], a mineral species^[32]; magnesite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; magnesiotaaffeite-6N'3S^[35], a mineral species^[36]; sima^[37]; and magnesioferrite^[38], a mineral species^[39].