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[[Magnesium]] is a [[metal]].
==Key Stage 3==
[[File:MagnesiumSymbol1.png|right|300px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Magnesium]].]]
[[File:Mg-24_WK.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A 2 dimensional representation of a [[Magnesium]] [[atom]] with 12 [[proton]]s and 12 [[neutron]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] and 12 [[electron]]s orbiting the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Magnesium]] is a [[Group 2]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with an [[Atomic Number|atomic number]] of 12.
===About Magnesium===
==Key Stage 4==
[[File:MgKS4.PNG|right|200px|thumb|The [[Chemical Symbol|chemical symbol]] for [[Magnesium]].]]
[[File:Mg-24_WK.PNG|right|200px|thumb|A 2 dimensional representation of the [[Bohr Model]] of a [[Magnesium]]-24 [[isotope]] with 12 [[proton]]s and 12 [[neutron]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] and 2 [[electron]]s in the first [[Electron Orbital|shell]], 8 in the second and 2 in the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]].]]
===Meaning===
[[Magnesium]] is a [[Group 2]] [[element]], on the [[Periodic Table]], with 12 [[proton]]s in the [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]].
: The most [[Stable Isotope|stable isotope]] of [[Magnesium]] has 12 [[neutron]]s in its [[Atomic Nucleus|nucleus]] giving it an [[Relative Atomic Mass|atomic mass]] of 24.
: An [[atom]] of [[Magnesium]] has only 2 [[electron]]s in its [[Outer Shell|outer shell]].
: [[Magnesium]] [[ion]]s have lost two [[electron]]s to become [[Positive ChargedCharge|positively charged]].
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: [[Magnesium]] burns at a very high [[temperature]] with a bright white flame.
: [[Magnesium]] is a [[solid]] at [[STP|standard temperature and pressure]].
===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Magnesium, page 127, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008158770/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008158770&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ec31595e720e1529e49876c3866fff6e ''Magnesium, page 287, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA '']