What are some uses for magnesium?

Used for bombs, signals, and flares

Uses are: antacid, magnesium supplement for the organism, laxative, antiindigestion.

Magnesium is a very important part of he human diet Many people need supplements containing magnesium It is used as a metal Plants have an additional use for magnesium in that chlorophylls are magnesium centered porphyrins.

some of the characteristics of magnesium is that it is used in many products that you would not expect, like: Old fashion flash photography Missiles Airplanes Flares Pyrotechnics Medicine Paper Fabrics Cement so as you can see there are many different uses for magnesium!!!!

fireworks explosions flash for cameras

Sea food is high in magnesium, as are nuts and beans. A vast majority of food actually have some magnesium in it. Also some vegetables, such as broccoli, has magnesium in it.

I. Yaron has written: 'Industrial uses of magnesium compounds' -- subject(s): Industrial applications, Magnesium compounds

Magnesium and chlorine form magnesium chloride - MgCl2.

Magnesium dioxide MgO2 is a peroxide, Mg2+ O22-. It is reactive and has no uses as a catalyst. Magnesium oxide MgO doped with lithium has been repoerted as being a Yes, catalyst in the reaction of oxidative dimirization of methane. Manganese dioxide has uses as a catalyst.

Since the property wasn't specified (better for what?), I'll just base the answer on what I like more. Although magnesium chloride has all kinds of practical uses, personally I'll take the magnesium. There's nothing that can compete with the flame you get when you light a magnesium strip.

Firestarter, that is all i can think of, it burns VERY hot.

Antacid for indigestion, and laxative, deodorant, relieve heartburn.

Yes it does contain some magnesium and iron

Reducing calcium and magnesium in the water is known as water softening. A water softener uses a carbon filtration system.

No they are organic. However some vegetables will contain traces of magnesium.

some of the magnesium will dissolve until the solution becomes saturated

Silicon is not converted to magnesium in earth; some artificial isotopes of silicon decay to magnesium isotopes.

- Magnesium hydroxide is frequently used as antacid and laxative. - Magnesium hydroxide is a component of some fire retardants.

No. Burning magnesium, or burning anything for that matter, is a chemical change. The magnesium reacts with oxygen to form magnesium oxide, and to some degree reacts with nitrogen to form magnesium nitride.

Photosynthesis which is the process that uses sunlight to produce sugar in plants.

Magnalium is an alloy of aluminium and magnesium, containing also Ni and Sn.

Fused salt electrolysis is generally used in extracting magnesium in metallurgy. In the extraction of metal, magnesium is usually extracted by the electrolysis of fused anhydrous MgCl2 because of its reactive nature. Another process uses silicon to reduce magnesium oxide.

It is because the magnesium has combined with the oxygen, and believe it or not oxygen actually has a weight, so the weight of the magnesium increases as it now has some oxygen molecules.

Magnalium is an aluminium alloy with 1.5 to 2% magnesium and small amounts of copper, nickel, and tin.[1] Some alloys, intended for particular uses at the cost of poor corrosion resistance, may consist of up to 50% magnesium. It finds use in engineering and pyrotechnics.

Well the main difference between the two is that they are totally different compounds. Magnesium sulfate has derivatives of sulfur and oxygen when magnesisum chloride is a derivitive of chlorine. Magnesium sulfate has a polyatomic ion (sulfate); magnesium chloride is made of a cation and an anion. In the magnesium sulfate, the magnesium and the sulfate ion cancel the charges so the both have a charge of 0. In magnesium chloride, the magnesium cation has a charge of 0 while the chloride anion has a charge of 2-. As for the uses of salts in agriculture, MgSO4 is often encountered as the heptahydrate epsomite (MgSO4·7H2O), commonly called Epsom salt. In agriculture and gardening, magnesium sulfate is used to correct magnesium deficiency in soil, since magnesium is an essential element in the chorophyll molecule. It is most commonly applied to potted plants, or to magnesium-hungry crops, such as potatoes, roses, tomatoes, peppers and cannabis. The advantage of magnesium sulfate over other magnesium soil amendments (such as dolomitic lime) is its high solubility. As for the magnesium chloride, its uses include using for dust and erosion control and for experimenting anti lipid effects in animals.