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Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2017

Magnesium is diamagnetic not paramagnetic. I keep finding the same error across different sites. 147.70.17.112 ( talk) 22:51, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Can you mention the source that says this? Would be great. - DePiep ( talk) 23:09, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply
 Not done, because this is not an error. Magnesium indeed has a small positive magnetic susceptibility in the metallic state and is hence paramagnetic. The "unpaired-electron" rule only really works for ions (you'll have a hard time explaining how metallic Tl and Bi are diamagnetic); while Mg2+ is indeed diamagnetic, the configuration of Mg atoms in the metal is more like [Ne]3s3p than [Ne]3s2. Double sharp ( talk) 23:50, 6 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2017

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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.  —  Ammarpad ( talk) 10:38, 8 November 2017 (UTC) reply