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  2. Magnesium - Wikipedia

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    When finely powdered, magnesium reacts with water to produce hydrogen gas: Mg(s) + 2 H 2 O(g) → Mg(OH) 2 (aq) + H 2 (g) + 1203.6 kJ/mol. However, this reaction is much less dramatic than the reactions of the alkali metals with water, because the magnesium hydroxide builds up on the surface of the magnesium metal and inhibits further reaction ...

  3. Properties of water - Wikipedia

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    Water (H 2 O) is a polar inorganic compound that is at room temperature a tasteless and odorless liquid, which is nearly colorless apart from an inherent hint of blue.It is by far the most studied chemical compound [20] and is described as the "universal solvent" [21] and the "solvent of life". [22]

  4. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    In a large sample of adults of all ages and both sexes, the figure for water fraction by weight was found to be 48 ±6% for females and 58 ±8% water for males. [8] Water is ~11% hydrogen by mass but ~67% hydrogen by atomic percent , and these numbers along with the complementary % numbers for oxygen in water, are the largest contributors to ...

  5. Magnesium oxide - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium oxide (Mg O), or magnesia, is a white hygroscopic solid mineral that occurs naturally as periclase and is a source of magnesium (see also oxide).It has an empirical formula of MgO and consists of a lattice of Mg 2+ ions and O 2− ions held together by ionic bonding.

  6. Water - Wikipedia

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    Humans use water for many recreational purposes, as well as for exercising and for sports. ... Water is classified as soft if it contains less than 100 mg/L (UK) [157 ...

  7. Solubility table - Wikipedia

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    The tables below provides information on the variation of solubility of different substances (mostly inorganic compounds) in water with temperature, at one atmosphere pressure. Units of solubility are given in grams of substance per 100 millilitres of water (g/(100 mL)), unless shown otherwise.

  8. Chemical element - Wikipedia

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    The number of protons is called the atomic number of that element. For example, oxygen has an atomic number of 8, meaning each oxygen atom has 8 protons in its nucleus. Atoms of the same element can have different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, known as isotopes of the element. Two or more atoms can combine to form molecules.

  9. Periodic table - Wikipedia

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    The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the elements, is an ordered arrangement of the chemical elements into rows ("periods") and columns ("groups"). It is an icon of chemistry and is widely used in physics and other sciences.