Aluminum By: Jeremy C. Ashley
General Information Element Name: Aluminum Atomic Symbol: Al Atomic Weight: 26.982 Atomic Number: 13 Number of Protons: 13 Number of Electrons: 13 Number of Neutrons: 14
General Information Continued Melting Point: 660.370C Boiling Point: 24600C Density: 1.738 g/cm3 Normal Phase: Solid Family: Other Metals Period: 3 Group: 13 Origin of Name: Latin from the word alumen
Discoverer of Aluminum Year Discovered: 1825 Location of Discovery: Copenhagen, Denmark Person: Hans Christian Ørsted
A Few Pictures https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU0Gb5XUkYw
A Few Special Things About Aluminum It doesn’t rust It doesn’t easily react to weather conditions or other chemicals It’s the third most commonly found element in the earth’s crust (oxygen and silicon are more abundant) It’s never found free in its natural state
Best Friends Noble gases
Disliked Elements Alkali metals
Important Things in Its History Used to be used in the production of coins 1903- Aluminum began serving the purposes of air and spacecrafts 1959- Used in the production of cans (Pepsi is better than Coke) 1970- Used in the production of bats
Important Compounds Potassium Aluminum Sulfate (KAl(SO4)2·12H2O) Aluminum Oxide Al2O3
Special Features Electron Configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1
Information References http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/ksms/PeriodicTable/aluminum.htm http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele013.html http://www.aluminum.org/product-markets/aircraft-aerospace
Picture/Video References Sciencenotes.org www.famousscientists.org www.aflglobal.com www.steel-technology.com