1. Manganese, Inc. Rebecca McSweeney

2. Our Company’s Founders (est. 1774)

3. Origin of our Logo and Name Origin of Name: ●Comes from the Latin word “magnes” (magnet) ● Also may come from “magnesia nigri”, (black magnesia), which is the name of the compound MnO 2. Symbol on Logo: first and third letters of “manganese”

4. Our Product’s Composition ●Most stable isotope: Manganese-55

5. How our Product Looks Manganese ore ●Gray-white, metallic solid ●Density: 7470 kg/m 3 ●Hard, brittle metal

6. Our product around the world

7. Chemical Information: ●Manganese does not react in water ●It burns in oxygen Mn 3 O 4 and in nitrogen to form Mn 3 N 2 ●Manganese dissolves in acids ●Mn 2+ is extremely reactive with halogens

8. An Example of our Product Reacting

9. Customers throughout History ●Manganese can be found in paint used in cave paintings ●It was also used in Ancient Sparta to make weapons

10. What can you use it for?

11. What else can you use it for? Manganese dioxide:Potassium permanganate:

12. What else can you use it for?

13. Our Research Today ●Manganese nodules at the bottom of the ocean- oceanographers researching their formation only know that the minerals, such as manganese, were mixed into the water and accumulated over time

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