# data[].attributes.body
Atomic Number(Number of Protons): 12
Mass Number(The total of the  nucleons):24
Symbol: Mg
Color: Silverly-White
-Magnesium is also very reactive, and burns with a very bright white light
State at room Temperature: Solid

# data[].attributes.body
Density: 1.783 g/cm3(It Will Sink in Water)
Melting Point: 923 Degrees Kelvin(650 Celsius, 1202 Fahrenheit)
Boiling Point: 1364 Degrees Kelvin(1091 Celsius, 1996 Fahrenheit)
-Magnesium makes up 2.1%  of the Earth's Crust, the seventh most abundant element in the Earth's crust, and the eighth most abundant in the universe
-Magnesium also makes up .1% of the human body

# data[].attributes.body
Magnesium was first classified as an element in 1755, but wasn't isolated until 1808

# data[].attributes.body
Although Magnesium is the 8th most abundant element in the universe, and the seventh most abundant on the Earth, it is never found freely in nature. The most common way to obtain Magnesium are through seawater(Every cubic kilometer of seawater contains about 1.3 billion kilograms of magnesium (12 billion pounds per cubic mile)). It is also found in the metals Dolomite and Carnallite. Those 2 elements are found in Africa, Canada, and Europe(Dolomite), as well as Germany and Eastern New Mexico(Carnallite).

# data[].attributes.body
Google.com
-https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele012.html
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/elabund.html
-http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/12/magnesium
-http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/12/magnesium
-http://www.magnesiumsquare.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=31
-https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/iso012.html
-http://kcvs.ca/isotopesmatter/iupacMaterials/javascript/Interactive%20Periodic%20Table%20of%20the%20Isotopes/HTML5/pdf-elements/magnesium.pdf

# data[].attributes.body
Magnesium is the second lightest of the Alkaline Earth Metals, found in the metal class, following Beryllium and ahead of Calcium.

# data[].attributes.body
In 1618, a farmer named Henry Wicker wanted his cows to drink from a well in Epsom, England. However, the cows wouldn't drink due to the bitter taste of the water, but he noticed that the water seemed to heal wounds, so the material, otherwise known a Magnesium Sulfate(Epsom Salt), began to spread in popularity.

Magnesium was first classified as an element in 1755 by Joseph Black, but wan't actually separated until 1808, when  Sir Humphry Davy Electrolysised a mixture of magnesia and Mercuric Oxide, to get the element of magnesium. The name Magnesium comes for the region Magnesia in Greece, where it was first discovered.

# data[].attributes.body
The element Magnesium has 21 known Isotopes, ranging form the atonic number 19 to 40. All Isotopes, as well as there stability, are listed on the website below. However, there are only 3 known isotopes with natural abundance, and those have the atomic numbers of 24, 25, and 26.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
It's Elemental - Isotopes of the Element Magnesium

# data[].attributes.body
The Magnesium Isotopes 25 and 26 can be used as tracers in Human studies to assess absorption, excretion, distribution, and utilization of magnesium in basic and applied research.

# data[].attributes.body
-Since it is less dense than aluminum, it is a good substance for alloying, and these alloys can be used in airplanes and cars
- Used in products that need to be lightweight such as car seats, luggage, laptops, power tools and cameras
-Can be added to iron to remove sulphur
-Because it ignites easily in air, Magnesium is used in flares, fireworks, and sparklers
-Magnesium sulfate is used in dyes
-Magnesium hydroxide can be added to plastics as a fire retardant
-Magnesium oxide is used for the heat resistant bricks in a fireplace
- Used in Epsom Salts and certain medicines

# data[].attributes.body
-Important in plant and animal life
-Magnesium is one of the main ingredients in Chlorophyll, which causes Photosynthesis(one of the processes that created life as we know it)
-The human body contains about 20 grams of magnesium, and is essential to the working of hundreds of enzymes
-The human body also takes in about 250-350 milligrams of magnesium every day
-Magnesium is also the key for healthy bones, not calcium

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Magnesium is a mineral found in many types of foods, it plays an essential role in human DNA production, repair and in maintaining healthy bones, nerves and muscles. Though it is readily available, most Americans do not meet their need for magnesium through their diet.

# data[].attributes.body
In conclusion, I believe that Magnesium is important to everyday life for many reasons. For one, it is the element that helps cause life in the first place, as it is one of the vital ingredients to human life, and a vital ingredient to plant life as well. Also, it can help heal wounds(Epsom Salts), and is in lots of different medications. It makes it possible for long distance travel, as it is in the bodies of airplanes and cars, as well as in laptops and cameras. Magnesium helps the human race in so many ways - and it being the eighth most abundant element in the universe, I don't know what we would do without it.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Benefits Of Magnesium With Morley Robbins (Podcast #005)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
PhatMan Radio on Itunes - http://bit.ly/getphatness Listen on BlogTalk Radio - http://bit.ly/1nkDD2Y As a hospital executive for over 30 years, Morley Robbins became disenchanted with the "revolving door mentality" of these "illness maintenance" enterprises. He has dedicated the remainder of his career to "saving one starfish at a time" by coaching clients how to eat "real food" and thereby facilitating the process of natural healing.