Magnesium Research Paper

“Magnesium was discovered by Sir Humphrey Davy in England (1755). Sir Humphrey Davy also discovered MgO and HgO. The original name of Magnesium is Magnesia from the Greek word. In 1618, a farmer at Epsom in England gave his cows water from a well, but the cows refused to drink because of the water’s bitter taste. However, the farmer noticed the water seemed to heal scratches and rashes. The words spread out. Eventually it was recognised to be magnesium sulphate, MgSO4. Until 1755, it recognized magnesium as an element by Davy” ( Marker Winter) You can find magnesium around you such as in ladders, laptops, televisions, cell phones, luggage, aircraft and missile components. Human cannot live without magnesium. “Magnesium is a material for people looking for weight reduction without compromising …show more content…
There are a few examples of common compounds with magnesium. “Magnesium can bond with one oxygen → MgO. They are share four different electrons. It is called a double bond. It is stronger than a single bond which only uses two electrons.” (Andrew Rader Studios) “In this case, magnesium bonds with two chlorine (Cl) atoms which each need one electron. After they compound, chlorine has a filled shell and magnesium loses two electrons. Magnesium also has a filled shell.” (Andrew Rader Studios) “Other examples are Trimagnesium dinitride: Mg3N2, each nitrogen need three electrons and nitrogen with get them from one magnesium that has two electrons and get one more electron from other electron.