Aluminum

​ Aluminum By Laura and Katie

1. Aluminum's symbol is.... Al

2. Aluminum's atomic number is.... 13

3. Aluminum's atomic mass is..... 26.981539 amu

4. The number of protons in aluminum is.... 13

5. The number of neutrons in aluminum is..... 14

6. The number of electrons in aluminum is..... 13

7. Aluminum's melting point is.... 660.37 degrees Celsius  8. Aluminum's boiling point is.... 2467.0 degrees Celsius

9. Aluminum's normal phase is.... solid

10. Aluminum's classification is.... metal (or other

11. Aluminum belongs to the.... Aluminum family, group 13(IIIA)

12. Aluminum is from the Latin word alumen

13. Aluminum was discovered by....

Hans Christian Oersted. It was discovered in 1825.

Interesting Information is...

1. Aluminum's one of the most abundant metals in Earth's crust. 2. It is the most widely used metals in the world. 3. Pure aluminum can be collected as a gray powder which has to be melted to produce the well-known, shiny aluminum. 4. In North America, aluminum is spelled with one "i", but everywhere elese, it is spelled with two "i"s: aluminium. 5. Rubies. emeralds, diamonds, and sapphires consist mainly of crystalline aluminum oxide. 6.The ancient Greeks and Romans used it in dyeing. 7. Uses: airplanes, soda cans, aluminum foil and recycling. 8. It is light, non-magnetic, and non-sparking (so it will not catch on fire.)  9. Since 1972, Americans have earned almost $8.9 billion dollars by recycling aluminum 10. Everyone has minute amounts of aluminum in their bodies 11. Alumenum weighs about one-third as much as copper or steel 12. Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough energy to run your T.V. for 3 hours 13. Aluminum's crystal structure is cubic 14. Aluminum is a silvery-white color 15. Although aluminum is one of the most common metals, it is the hardest to get 16. Aluminum's density is 2.702 g 17. Every minute of every day, an average of more than 123,000 aluminum cans are recycled. 18. The metal aluminum has very good conductive properties.

19. The metal aluminum has very good thermal properties. 20. Napoleon had silverware made out of this precious, brand-new metal. 21.Since 1972, an estimated 660-plus billion beverage cans have been recycled—placed end-to-end, they could stretch to the moon nearly 300 times. 22.The metal is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.saitek.com/images/300dpi/PK05A_slimline-aluminium_keyboard.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.saitek.com/UK/info/pi_key.htm&usg=__0KPJfs25AjmJJkhytSpIK0-PM94=&h=1575&w=2992&sz=394&hl=en&start=9&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=U6cnaD_XWVkTQM:&tbnh=79&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daluminium%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1 • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.archiexpo.com/images_ae/photo-g/metal-facade-cladding-aluminium-66630.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/hunter-douglas/metal-facade-cladding-aluminium-50316-66630.html&usg=__blLUMLRZji5FYRrjf7kEwN6UqgE=&h=300&w=300&sz=68&hl=en&start=12&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=s3zm5-b4gJEy8M:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daluminium%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1 • http://www.e-potpourri.com/index.php/2007/06/23/hudson-swivel-aluminium-office-chair/ • callbox7.com • chemistry.about.com • dreamstime.com • sandblastingabrasives.com • apple.com • ivillage.com • pmfind.com • [] • http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/howstuffworks-recycling-aluminum.html