

In technology, although not modern technology and as was done in 1868, Manganese is used in the invention of dry cells. Manganese is also responsible for coloring glass a shade of purple and can also be used in industries where glass impurities evolve due to iron impurities as Manganese can return the glass back to its normal color. It is a d-block element which means it is a transition element. In the periodic table it is placed in group 7 and period 4. Manganese is a solid metal with crystal structure. Manganese It was once considered part of the iron group of elements as it was on the row of transition metals with iron and had similar characteristics to. Generally it is burned in a furnace with powdered Al and then electrolyzed. Manganese also helps improve the rolling and forging qualities of steel. Still most of the manganese is obtained by pyrolusite only. Manganese is used to form an alloy in the steel which in turn results in better properties such as toughness, stiffness, wear resistance, hardness and most important strength. Nevertheless it is still a method used today for its effects on the quality and properties of steel. If we look back to the history of manganese presented in the beginning of this module, we can see that the use of Manganese in steel is not something recent but something from the late 1700's. K > Ca > Mg >Na with Zr> Mn in Group-3 and Ni > Mn > Zr in Group-4 soils. It is named for the Latin word for magnet, magnes, since it can be made to. The presence of Manganese in industries such as the steel industry is crucial to the success of this industry in specific. The major element concentration pattern in Group1 and 2 is similar with an. Manganese is a hard, gray-white metal, which is very brittle, and fairly reactive.
