**1. Introduction**

Magnesium (Mg) with atomic number 12 is situated in the II group and III period of the modern periodic table. Discovered in 1755 by *Joseph Black*, Mg derives its name from Magnesia, a district in Eastern Thessaly in Greece [1]. Introduced to a middle school student in the form of Mg wires burning with bright white flame (luminescent), Mg is a solid at RT (**Figure 1**), soft metal with a m.p. of 650°C and a b.p. of 1090°C and is the eighth-most abundant element in earth's crust.

Mg is well studied for its excellent properties in diverse fields as in land/air transportation, energy storage devices, catalysis, medical implants, food, nutrition, etc. (**Figure 2**).
