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Stable Magnesium Isotopes - Mg Isotopes
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Nominal mass
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Accurate
mass
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% Natural abundance
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Chemical form
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Enrichment available %
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24Mg
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23.9850423 (8)
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78.99 (4)
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metal, oxide
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99+
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25Mg
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24.9858374 (8)
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10.00 (1)
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metal, oxide
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73 - 99+
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26Mg
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25.9825937 (8)
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11.01 (3)
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metal, oxide, MgNH4P
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95 - 99+
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Magnesium Isotopes Mg-25 and Mg-26 are used to study the absorption and metabolism of Mg in the human body and they are also used for heart disease studies. Mg-25 is also used for the production of the radioisotope Na-22.
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