Name :  Magnesium
Symbol :  Mg
Atomic Number :  12
Atomic Weight :  24.305
Specific Heat :  1.02 J/gK
Melting Point :  648.8°C
Vaporization :  127.40 kJ/mol
Boiling Point :  1090°C
Electronegativity :  1.31
Density@293 K :  1.738 g/cm³
Discovered :  Sir Humphrey Davy, England, 1808
Description :  Lightweight, malleable, silvery-white metal. Eighth most abundant element in the universe. Seventh most abundant element in the earth\'s crust.
Uses :  Used in alloys to make airplanes, missiles and other uses for light metals. Has structural properties similar to aluminium. But since it is flammable at temperatures of burning gasoline, its uses are limited.