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   Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air.

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   Aluminium (in American English: aluminum) is a chemical element. The symbol for aluminium is Al , and its atomic number is 13. Aluminium is the most abundant metal .

   • Alternative name: aluminum (U.S., Canada)

   • Appearance: silvery gray metallic

3. www.britannica.com › science › aluminumAluminum | Uses, Properties, & Compounds | Britannica

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Aluminum, chemical element, a lightweight silvery white metal of Group 13 of the periodic table. Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in Earth’s crust and the most widely used nonferrous metal. Aluminum never occurs in the metallic form in nature.

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   Aluminium is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air.

6. sciencehistory.org › stories › magazineAluminum: Common Metal, Uncommon Past - Science History Institute

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   Dec 3, 2007 · A history of aluminum's discovery, extraction, and applications from ancient times to the present. Learn how electrolysis, electrochemistry, and electrolytic processes have shaped the metal's development and its role in modern life.

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   Is aluminium a metal?

   • At standard temperature and pressure, aluminium atoms (when not affected by atoms of other elements) form a face-centered cubic crystal system bound by metallic bonding provided by atoms' outermost electrons; hence aluminium (at these conditions) is a metal.

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   Where did aluminium come from?

   • Extrusion billets of aluminium in Yugoslavia, 1968. Aluminium (or aluminum) metal is very rare in native form, and the process to refine it from ores is complex, so for most of human history it was unknown. However, the compound alum has been known since the 5th century BCE and was used extensively by the ancients for dyeing.

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   Why is aluminium called aluminum?

   • The names aluminium and aluminum are derived from the word alumine, an obsolete term for alumina, [j] a naturally occurring oxide of aluminium. Alumine was borrowed from French, which in turn derived it from alumen, the classical Latin name for alum, the mineral from which it was collected.

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   What is the largest piece of aluminium ever made?

   • The 2.85-kilogram (6.3 lb) capstone of the Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.) was made from aluminium in 1884. At the time, it was the largest piece of aluminium ever cast. Some chemists, including Deville, sought to use cryolite as the source ore, but with little success.

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