Editing Magnesium (section)

=== Compounds ===
{{Main|Magnesium compounds}}
Magnesium forms a variety of compounds important to industry and biology, including [[magnesium carbonate]], [[magnesium chloride]], [[magnesium citrate]], [[magnesium hydroxide]] (milk of magnesia), [[magnesium oxide]], [[magnesium sulfate]], and magnesium sulfate heptahydrate ([[Epsom salts]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-23 |title=8 Types of magnesium and their benefits |url=https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/types-of-magnesium |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.medicalnewstoday.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-02 |title=Chemistry of Magnesium (Z=12) |url=https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_and_Websites_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Descriptive_Chemistry/Elements_Organized_by_Block/1_s-Block_Elements/Group__2_Elements%3A_The_Alkaline_Earth_Metals/Z012_Chemistry_of_Magnesium_(Z12) |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Chemistry LibreTexts |language=en}}</ref>

As recently as 2020, [[magnesium hydride]] was under investigation as a way to store hydrogen.<ref name=ren14>{{cite journal |last1=Ren |first1=Chai |last2=Fang |first2=Z. Zak |last3=Zhou |first3=Chengshang |last4=Lu |first4=Jun |last5=Ren |first5=Yang |last6=Zhang |first6=Xiaoyi |title=Hydrogen Storage Properties of Magnesium Hydride with V-Based Additives |journal=The Journal of Physical Chemistry C |date=25 September 2014 |volume=118 |issue=38 |pages=21778–21784 |doi=10.1021/jp504766b }}</ref><ref name=baran20>{{cite journal |last1=Baran |first1=Agata |last2=Polański |first2=Marek |title=Magnesium-Based Materials for Hydrogen Storage—A Scope Review |journal=Materials |date=9 September 2020 |volume=13 |issue=18 |pages=3993 |doi=10.3390/ma13183993 |doi-access=free |pmid=32916910 |pmc=7559164 |bibcode=2020Mate...13.3993B }}</ref>