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Magnesium
Magnesium
n.
A
light
silver
-
white
metallic
element
,
malleable
and
ductile
,
quite
permanent
in
dry
air
but
tarnishing
in
moist
air
. It
burns
,
forming
(
the
oxide
)
magnesia
,
with
the
production
of a
blinding
light
(
the
so-
called
magnesium
light
)
which
is
used
in
signaling
, in
pyrotechny
, or in
photography
where
a
strong
actinic
illuminant
is
required
.
Its
compounds
occur
abundantly
, as in
dolomite
,
talc
,
meerschaum
,
etc
.
Symbol
Mg.
Atomic
weight
, 24.4.
Specific
gravity
, 1.75.
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