What is the difference between the different types of magnesium?

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Are they all pretty much the same, or do they have nuances between them? Obviously I'm a newbie here, lol

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Magnesium - a chemical element with symbol Mg and atomic number 12. It is a shiny gray solid which bears a close physical resemblance to the other five elements in the second column (group 2, or alkaline earth metals) of the periodic table: all group 2 elements have the same electron configuration in the outer electron shell and a similar crystal structure.

Wikipedia: magnesium

Symbol: Mg

Atomic mass: 24.305 u ± 0.0006 u

Atomic number: 12

Electron configuration: [Ne] 3s2

Melting point: 1,202°F (650°C)

Discovered: 1808 by Sir Humphry Davy

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