| Magnesium | |
| Elemental State | Mg |
| Electron Configuration | 1s22s22p63s2 |
| First Ionization Potential | 7.646 eV |
| Electron Affinity | |
| Z* | 3.308 (Clementi-Raimondi) |
| Pauling Electronegativity | 1.31 |
| Covalent Radius | 1.30 Å |
| Metallic Radius | 1.60 Å |
| Ionic Radius | 0.71 Å Mg2+ coordination number
= 4
0.80 Å Mg2+ coordination number = 5 0.860 Å Mg2+ coordination number = 6 1.03 Å Mg2+ coordination number = 8 |
| van der Waal's Radius | 1.73 Å |
| Melting Point | 650 oC |
| Boiling Point | 1090 oC |
| Density | 1.738 g/cm3 |
| Other Properties | |