Name:
Aluminum
Symbol:
Al
Atomic Number:
13
Atomic Mass:
26.9815
Atomic Volume:
10.0 cc/mol
Discovered By:
Wöhler
Discovery Date:
1827
Origin of Name:
Aluminum - (Latin) alumen, alum (alum, a compound of aluminum, AlKS
2
O
8
10H
2
O)
Toxicity:
Not toxic. Dust of finely dispersed aluminum is toxic. Compounds are not toxic.
Summary:
Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust (8.1%), but is not found in Nature as the free metal. Aluminum metal is coated with a thin film of aluminum oxide (Al
2
O
3
) which prevents further corrosion. Aluminum was very expensive before 1886 when a convenient method of obtaining aluminum metal from the ore was discovered. Aluminum is known as aluminium in countries other than the USA.
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