Aluminum (Al-13)
FACTOIDS
Aluminum's atomic number is 13. It's atomic mass is 26.98. The chemical symbol is Al. It is a gas, its color is silvery metallic. It is a metaloid.
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Aluminum was discovered in 1825 by Hans Christian. It was discovered when anhydrous aluminum chloride reacted with potassium amalgam. Aluminum is very malleable. This element is important because it is used in daily life.
ALUMINUM CAN BE USED IN:
- AUTOMOBILES
- SODA POP CANS
- BUILDING SUPPLIES
- COOKING SUPPLIES
- MACHINERY
- MOTORS
- CONDUCTORS FOR ELECTRICITY
COOL FACTS
- Every minute of the day on average more than 123,000 aluminum cans are recycled
- American consumers and industry throw away enough Aluminum to rebuild the entire U.S. commercial air fleet every 3 months
- Manufacturers used Cold War technology to make little league baseball bats from aluminum
Works Cited
"Aluminum Element Facts." Chemicool. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013.
Davis, Joseph R. Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys. Metals Park, OH: n.p., 1994. Print.
"Helium Facts - Atom, Properties, Uses, Gas, Balloons, Voice, Element He." Helium Facts - Atom, Properties, Uses, Gas, Balloons, Voice, Element He. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013.
"Aluminum Element Facts." Chemicool. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013.
Davis, Joseph R. Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys. Metals Park, OH: n.p., 1994. Print.
"Helium Facts - Atom, Properties, Uses, Gas, Balloons, Voice, Element He." Helium Facts - Atom, Properties, Uses, Gas, Balloons, Voice, Element He. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2013.