GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

ELEMENTS COMPOUNDS SUBSTANCES METALS AND NON METALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Symbol of Magnesium is
A
M
B
Hg
C
Mn
D
Mg
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The symbol of magnesium is Mg because the Latin name of magnesium is magnesium only. That’s why first and third letter of magnesium (Mg) is represented as the symbol of magnesium.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chemical element, metallic, symbol Mg, situated in group IIa in the periodic table, atomic number: 12, atomic weight: 24, 312. Magnesium is silvery white and very light.

Detailed explanation-3: -Milligrams or mg is a unit of weight measurement equal to 1/1000th of a gram.

Detailed explanation-4: -magnesium (Mg), chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals of Group 2 (IIa) of the periodic table, and the lightest structural metal.

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