Magnesium
Mg
State
- Solid
- Metel
Atomic number
12
Atomic mass
24.305
Period number and Group
Period 3; Group 2 (Alkaline earth metal)
Uses
3 uses
- Early structural uses of magnesium alloys were in aircraft fuselages, engine parts, and wheels.
- also used in jet-engine parts, rockets and missiles, luggage frames, portable power tools, and cameras and optical instruments.
- An important use is in preventing the corrosion of iron and steel, as in pipelines and ship bottoms.