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magnesium hydroxide

chemical compound

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extraction and processing

In magnesium processing: Electrolysis
An insoluble magnesium hydroxide precipitates to the bottom of a settling tank, whence it is pumped as a slurry, filtered, converted to magnesium chloride by reaction with hydrochloric acid, and dried in a series of evaporation steps to 25 percent water content. Final dehydration takes place during…
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structure and properties

In magnesium: Principal compounds
Magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)₂, is a white powder produced in large quantities from seawater by the addition of milk of lime (calcium hydroxide). It is the primary raw material in the production of magnesium metal and has been used as a fire-retardant additive. In water it…
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use as laxative

In laxative
…are magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts), magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia), sodium sulfate (Glauber salt), and potassium sodium tartrate (Rochelle salt or Seidlitz powder).
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