Manganese(Mn)

Manganese

symbol: Mn
physical properties
Boiling Point: 2,100'C
Melting Point: 1,245'C
Density: 7.47 g/cm3
Phase: solid at room temperature
background (where does this element come from? who discovered? when?)
Manganese was discovered by Johan Gottlieb Gahn, a swedish chemist, in 1774.

Manganese was found in Greece and

named after Greece's old name "Magnesia".
Uses for Manganese
Manganese is used to dry batteries to

prevent the formation of hydrogen,

to remove paint from glass

and used to dry agent in black paints.

By Lyzza Monroig