Shares & Saves. Save. Xenon and halogen lights use a gas to help increase bulb effectiveness, but there are several key differences between them. Halogen lights are an older type of bulb that uses halogen gas primarily as a buffer and backup system, while xenon lights depend wholly on xenon gas to produce light.
Magnesium chloride is the name for the chemical compounds with the formulas MgCl 2 and its various hydrates MgCl 2 (H 2 O) x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water. The hydrated magnesium chloride can be extracted from brine or sea water.
Magnesium Hydroxide. Magnesium is the only element in its group produced and used on a wide scale. It is most commonly extracted from sea water as magnesium hydroxide, which is purified to a chloride and then the pure metal.