Aluminum

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Aluminum

• By Lee Hill

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Information on aluminum

• atomic number 13
• Electrons 13
• Protons 13
• Mass number 27
• Neutrons 14

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Who discovered it.

• Hans Christian Oersted

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When discovered

• In 1825

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Physical properties

• It is ductile, malleable, color silvery
• M point 1220.581 degrees Fahrenheit
• B point4566 degrees Fahrenheit
• Density 2.70 grams per cubic centimeter
• Phase at room temperature is a solid.
• Soft
• Light weight
• Non-toxic

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Chemical properties

• Flammable in finely sliced pieces non-flammable
  in a mass
• Aluminum reacts with water only if the oxide
  layer is damaged
• 2 of the most common compound are alum oxide and
  aluminum oxide.

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Were can it be found?

• In 8 of the Earths crust

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Countries aluminum is found in.

• Denmark
• Australia
• West Indies
• Africa
• South America
• And Europe

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Things it is used in.

• Rockets
• Coils
• Foils
• Kitchen utensils
• Air planes
• Pop cans
• And outside building decorations

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Interesting facts

• Friedrich Wohler a German chemist developed a way
  to obtain aluminum
• Aluminums symbol is Al
• Aluminum oxide comes from bauxite
• The price of aluminum dropped from around 1200
  dollars per kilogram in 1852 to around 40 dollars
  per kilogram in 1859. Unfortunately the price of
  aluminum remained too expensive to be widely used