| Stable Magnesium Isotopes - Mg Isotopes |
| Nominal mass |
Accurate
mass |
% Natural abundance |
Chemical form |
Enrichment available % |
|
| 24Mg |
23.9850423 (8) |
78.99 (4) |
metal, oxide |
98 - 99+ |
|
| 25Mg |
24.9858374 (8) |
10.00 (1) |
metal, oxide |
80 - 99+ |
|
| 26Mg |
25.9825937 (8) |
11.01 (3) |
metal, oxide |
69 - 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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