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Manganese

Statistics:

  • Name: Manganese
  • Symbol: Mn
  • Classification: Transition Metal
  • Atomic Number: 25
  • Atomic Mass: 54.938045 g/mol
  • Density: 7.44 g/cm3
  • Melting: 1244°C
  • Boiling: 2097°C
  • Protons & Electrons:25
  • Neutrons:30
  • Discovered: 1774
  • Discovered By: Gahn

Electrons Per Energy Level:

  • Level 1: 2
  • Level 2: 8
  • Level 3: 13
  • Level 4: 2

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

  • 52Mn: 5.591 days
  • 52m1Mn: 21.1 minutes
  • 53Mn: 3.74e+6 years
  • 54Mn: 312.3 days
  • 55Mn: stable
  • 56Mn: 2.5785 hours
  • 57Mn: 85.4 seconds

Brief Summary

Manganese is a Transition Metal with the symbol 'Mn' and contains 25 Protons & Electrons with 30 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Manganese has an atomic mass of 54.938045 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 7.44 g/cm3. It will melt at a temperature of 1244°C and boil at 2097°C.

Manganese was discovered by Gahn in 1774 and is named 'Manganese' Latin word "mangnes" meaning "magnet".

Some common usages for Manganese: steel, batteries and ceramics.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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