Magnesium

Atomic Number: 12

Name: Magnesium

Atomic symbol: Mg

Atomic Weight: 24.305

Electron configuration: 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²

Ionization energies: 738 kJ/mol; 1,451 kJ/mol; 7,733 kJ/mol; 10,540 kJ/mol

Pauling electronegativity: 1.2

Melting Point: 649^oC

Boiling Point: 1090^oC

Density: 1.74 g/cm³

Standard potential (volts), M⁺ + e^- ---> M: -2.38

Covalent radius: 1.36 angstroms

Ionic radius: 0.86 angstroms (+1); 0.66 angstroms (+2)

Common oxidation states in compounds: +2