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Structure:

First Energy Level: 2
Second Energy Level: 8
Third Energy Level: 2

Number of Protons: 12
Number of Electrons: 12
Number of Neutrons: 12
Charge: 2+
Electron Configuration: 1s², 2s², 3p⁶, 3s²

Magnesium is a hexagonal close packed crystalline structure that is malleable to heat and unreactive to cold water..

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