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Aluminium

Statistics:

  • Name: Aluminium
  • Symbol: Al
  • Classification: Poor Metals
  • Atomic Number: 13
  • Atomic Mass: 26.9815386 g/mol
  • Density: 2.7 g/cm3
  • Melting: 660.5°C
  • Boiling: 2467°C
  • Protons & Electrons:13
  • Neutrons:14
  • Discovered: 1825
  • Discovered By: Oersted

Electrons Per Energy Level:

  • Level 1: 2
  • Level 2: 8
  • Level 3: 3

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

  • 26Al: 720000 years
  • 27Al: stable
  • 28Al: 2.2414 m

Brief Summary

Aluminium is a Poor Metals with the symbol 'Al' and contains 13 Protons & Electrons with 14 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Aluminium has an atomic mass of 26.9815386 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 2.7 g/cm3. It will melt at a temperature of 660.5°C and boil at 2467°C.

Aluminium was discovered by Oersted in 1825 and is named 'Aluminium' Latin word "alumen".

Some common usages for Aluminium: Airplanes and soda cans.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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