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: [[Magnesium]] is more [[Reactivity|reactive]] than [[Carbon]] on the [[Reactivity Series|reactivity series]] so it must be [[Extraction of Metals|extracted]] from its [[ore]] using [[electrolysis]].
: [[Magnesium]] [[Chemical Reaction|reacts]] slowly with [[liquid]] [[water]] and strongly with [[steam]] to produce [[Hydrogen]] [[gas]] and [[Magnesium Hydroxide]] and strongly with [[acid]] to produce a [[Magnesium]] [[salt]]s.
: [[Magnesium]] burns at a very high [[temperature]] with a bright white flame.
: [[Magnesium]] is a [[solid]] at [[STP|room temperature]].