Manganese
Mn54.93804 g/mol Calculated
Also called Mn.
A trace nutrient and the element that makes steel hard enough to be useful. Its dioxide is the black paste inside a dry-cell battery. Element 25. Found in tea.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
Where you encounter it
A pure element or an engineered material, rather than an ingredient in a product. Manganese on our curated lists.
Drinks
TeaNaturally present
Household
Batteries and electronicsAdded by the maker
Every product and list we hold
Sources and notes
- Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
- How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- Mn
- Molecular weight
- 54.93804 g/mol
Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, Safe Work Australia via PubChem
Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02), Irritant pictogram (GHS07), Health hazard pictogram (GHS08) and Environmental pictogram (GHS09); hazard statements H228, H319, H372, H411, H412
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Element & material
- Family
- Chemical elements
- Food and drink lists
- Tea
- Product lists
- Batteries and electronics
- Hazard classes
- Flammable, Irritant, Health hazard, Environmental hazard, GHS Danger
- Size
- Under 100 g/mol
Questions
- What is Manganese?
- A trace nutrient and the element that makes steel hard enough to be useful. Its dioxide is the black paste inside a dry-cell battery. Element 25. Found in tea.
- Where is Manganese found?
- Manganese is found in tea. It is also in these product groups: batteries and electronics. from sourcefrom source
- How toxic is Manganese?
- Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable, Irritant, Health hazard and Environmental. from source
- What kind of molecule is Manganese?
- Manganese has the formula Mn and a molecular weight of 54.938 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under chemical elements, in the element & material group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- What else is Manganese called?
- Manganese is also called Mn. from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, Safe Work Australia via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
- ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
- Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09