ALUMINUM
BY: Hannah Goldberg
Atomic Name= 13
Chemical Name= Al
Average Atomic Mass= 27.0
Family Name= Basic Metal
Period= 3
Group= 3A
Common Uses=
-Engineers use Aluminum to make to make airplanes and ships
-to make soda cans and aluminum foil
Fun Facts=
–type of plastic that has aluminum in it
–combines with other elements becomes very strong
-From the Latin Word alumen
Discovered in 1825 by Hans Christian Oersted
Household Goods= Aluminum foil and Aluminum Coil
Aluminum is mined in huge scales as bauxite. Bauxite is a substance that contains Oxygen, Iron and Silicon. Aluminum comes Bauxite. The Electrolysis helps Aluminum remove from Bauxite. In order to Isolate pure Aluminum the impurities have to be taken out from the Bauxite.
Description= Silvery white color and very reflective non-toxic
Link back to Main Periodic Table
Atomic Structure of Aluminum
Atomic Structure of Aluminum
Aluminum Can
Magnets can be used to separate Aluminum and iron because Aluminum is not magnetic the iron is.
Aluminum Coil