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Is magnesium stable or unstable

Updated: 8/10/2023
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7y ago

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Keep it away from water (pure magnesium). AKA Dry environment as it can be explosive when it reacts with water.

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Magnesium is unstable as a single atom. It's valency is +2 meaning it needs to lose two electrons to become stable. e.g. Mg+2 + S-2 = MgS (Stable).

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In air magnesium is passivated but can react with water.

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