1. Aluminum
By: Jeremy C. Ashley

2. General Information Element Name: Aluminum Atomic Symbol: Al
Atomic Weight:
Atomic Number: 13
Number of Protons: 13
Number of Electrons: 13
Number of Neutrons: 14

3. General Information Continued
Melting Point: C
Boiling Point: 24600C
Density: g/cm3
Normal Phase: Solid
Family: Other Metals
Period: 3
Group: 13
Origin of Name: Latin from the word alumen

4. Discoverer of Aluminum
Year Discovered: 1825
Location of Discovery: Copenhagen, Denmark
Person: Hans Christian Ørsted

5. A Few Pictures

6. 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

7. Best Friends
Noble gases

8. Disliked Elements
Alkali metals

9. 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

10. Important Compounds Potassium Aluminum Sulfate (KAl(SO4)2·12H2O)
Aluminum Oxide
Al2O3

11. Special Features
Electron Configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

12. Information References

13. Picture/Video References
Sciencenotes.org