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Group
1 2 13
2
4
Be
Beryllium
[He] 2s2
Period 3
11
Na
Sodium
[Ne] 3s1
12
Mg
Magnesium
[Ne] 3s2
Name origin: Magnesia, a district of Eastern Thessaly in Greece
Atomic weight (amu): 24.305
Specific heat capacity (J/gK): 1.023
Density (g/cm3): 1.738
Melting point (K): 923.0
Boiling point (K): 1363.0
Electronegativity (Pauling): 1.31
Abundance (mg/kg): 23300.0
4
20
Ca
Calcium
[Ar] 4s2

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3d10 Different electron shell (n)

3d10 Different electron count

3d10 New term (orbital)