Manganese - Simple English Wikipedia

# Manganese

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Manganese is chemical element 25 on the periodic table. It symbol is Mn. (Some people get it confused with magnesium, the symbol is Mg).

Manganese is a metal and is part of the group known as the transition metals. Like most of the other metals in this group, manganese can form compounds that have different colors. Manganese compounds can be purple or brown.

Manganese is used a lot in steel to make it stronger.

Our bodies and plants need manganese to work right. If we do not get enough manganese, we can get sick. We get manganese from our food and vitamins also have some manganese to make sure that we get enough.

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