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Aluminium

Aluminium (the Commonwealth and preferred IUPAC name) or aluminum (North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has a great affinity toward oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air. It…

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26Al
trace
27Al
100%
Alternative name
Aluminum (U.S., Canada)
Appearance
Silvery gray metallic
at T (K)
1482
Atomic number (Z)
13

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related to Bibliography · 36
Aluminium → Aluminium Recycling, Aluminum, Aluminum Alloys, Archived, ASM International, Chemistry, Co, Corrosion, CRC Press, Davis, Dean, Drozdov, Handbook, Henry Carey Baird, Inorganic Chemistry, International Aluminium Institute, ISBN, Its, King, Lange's
related to External links · 23
Aluminium → Agency, Aluminum, CDC's National Institute, Chemical Hazards, Disease RegistryAluminum, Health, HealthCurrent, Human Services, Internet Archive, Mineral Commodity Summaries, NIOSH Pocket Guide, Nottingham, Occupational Safety, October, PDF, Public Health Service, September, The Periodic Table, Toxic Substances, Toxicological Profile
related to Early proposals (1808–1812) · 22
Aluminium → Another, British, Davy, Davy's, English, Essai, France, French, Germany, Humphry Davy, It, January, July, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Latin, Nomenclature, One, Philosophical Transactions, Royal Society, Sweden
related to 19th-century spelling and usage · 15
Aluminium → American, Britain, British, Davy's, England, English, Germany, Germany Davy's, However, In, Richards, The French, This, Thomas Young, Wöhler
related to history · 15
Aluminium → After, Andreas Libavius, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, BCE, Crusades, Europe, European, Friedrich Hoffmann, German, Greek, Herodotus, Mediterranean, Paracelsus, Swiss, The
related to Chemistry · 14
Aluminium → Additionally, Al, Al3, AlX3, As, Be2, BX3, Furthermore, Hence, Lewis, Mg, Since, The, Zn
related to Organoaluminium compounds and related hydrides · 14
Aluminium → Al, Al2Me6, AlR1, AlR3, Bui, For, In, Karl Ziegler, Me3CCH2, Pri, The, There, These, They
related to Earth · 13
Aluminium → Al, Because, Earth, Earth's, Feldspars, Impurities, In, It, Native, OH, Overall, South China Sea, This
related to Compounds · 12
Aluminium → About, Anhydrous, Another, Being, Claus, It, Many, Mohs, Several, Sodium, The, Two
related to Inorganic compounds · 12
Aluminium → Al, Al3, Almost, H2O, III, In, Increasing, Ka, OH, Such, The, This

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used metal also production alumina compounds process aluminum metals water stable name high hydroxide alum al group element common oxide

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Aluminium26Altrace1.00infobox
Aluminium27Al100%1.00infobox
AluminiumAlternative nameAluminum (U.S., Canada)1.00infobox
AluminiumAppearanceSilvery gray metallic1.00infobox
Aluminiumat T (K)14821.00infobox
AluminiumAtomic number (Z)131.00infobox
AluminiumAtomic radiusempirical: 143 pm1.00infobox
AluminiumBlockp-block1.00infobox
AluminiumBoiling point2743 K ​(2470 °C, ​4478 °F)1.00infobox
AluminiumBrinell hardness160–550 MPa1.00infobox
AluminiumBulk modulus76 GPa1.00infobox
AluminiumCAS Number7429-90-51.00infobox
AluminiumCovalent radius121±4 pm1.00infobox
AluminiumCrystal structure​face-centered cubic (fcc) (cF4)1.00infobox
AluminiumDensity (at 20 °C)2.699 g/cm31.00infobox
AluminiumDiscoveryHans Christian Ørsted (1824)1.00infobox
AluminiumElectrical resistivity26.5 nΩ⋅m (at 20 °C)1.00infobox
AluminiumElectron configuration[Ne] 3s2 3p11.00infobox
AluminiumElectronegativityPauling scale: 1.611.00infobox
AluminiumElectrons per shell2, 8, 31.00infobox
AluminiumGroupgroup 13 (boron group)1.00infobox
AluminiumHeat of fusion10.71 kJ/mol1.00infobox
AluminiumHeat of vaporization284 kJ/mol1.00infobox
AluminiumIonization energies1st: 577.5 kJ/mol1.00infobox
AluminiumIonization energies2nd: 1816.7 kJ/mol1.00infobox
AluminiumIonization energies3rd: 2744.8 kJ/mol1.00infobox
AluminiumIonization energies(more)1.00infobox
AluminiumLattice constanta = 404.93 pm (at 20 °C)1.00infobox
AluminiumMagnetic orderingparamagnetic1.00infobox
AluminiumMain isotopes.mw-parser-output .isotopes-table{text-align:center;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .isotopes-table-headers>:not(:first-child){padding:0…1.00infobox

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