1 Periodic Table
1.1 Symbol
Al
1.2 Group Number
1.3 Period Number
1.4 Block
p block
1.5 Element Family
Post-Transition
1.6 CAS Number
7429905
Rank: 92 (Overall) ▶
7429905
54386242
1.7 Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
1.8 Space Group Number
225.00
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
11
229
2 Facts
2.1 Interesting Facts
- Aluminum’s abundance percentage is more as it is found in more than 260 minerals.
- Pure Aluminum always reacts with oxygen rapidly.
- It is a good conductor of heat and electricity and used in transmission lines.
2.2 Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
2.3 History
2.3.1 Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted
2.3.2 Discovery
In 1825
2.4 Abundance
2.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-3 %
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
5E-09
0.11
2.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.006 %
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
1E-08
0.1
2.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
0.91 %
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
1.7E-07
22
2.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
8.10 %
Rank: 1 (Overall) ▶
9.9E-12
8.1
2.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
Rank: 6 (Overall) ▶
2E-23
1.1
2.4.6 Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
1E-13
1.4
3 Uses
3.1 Uses & Benefits
- Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
3.1.1 Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
3.1.2 Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
3.1.3 Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
3.2 Biological Properties
3.2.1 Toxicity
Non Toxic
3.2.2 Present in Human Body
✔
✘
70% - Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
▶
3.2.3 In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3
Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶
0
1970
3.2.4 In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
0
170000
4 Physical
4.1 Melting Point
660.37 °C
Rank: 60 (Overall) ▶
27
3410
4.2 Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C
Rank: 46 (Overall) ▶
147
5660
4.3 Appearance
4.3.1 Physical State
Solid
4.3.2 Color
Silvery Gray
4.3.3 Luster
Metallic
4.4 Hardness
4.4.1 Mohs Hardness
2.75
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
0.2
8.5
4.4.2 Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa
Rank: 45 (Overall) ▶
0.14
3490
4.4.3 Vickers Hardness
160.00 MPa
Rank: 35 (Overall) ▶
121
3430
4.5 Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
818
16200
4.6 Optical Properties
4.6.1 Refractive Index
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.000933
1.7229
4.6.2 Reflectivity
71.00 %
Rank: 10 (Overall) ▶
58
97
4.7 Allotropes
✔
✘
20% - Post Transition Metals Metals have it !
▶
4.7.1 α Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.2 β Allotropes
Not Available
4.7.3 γ Allotropes
Not Available
5 Chemical
5.1 Chemical Formula
Al
5.2 Isotopes
5.2.1 Known Isotopes
5.3 Electronegativity
5.3.1 Pauling Electronegativity
1.61
Rank: 22 (Overall) ▶
0.7
2.54
5.3.2 Sanderson Electronegativity
1.71
Rank: 13 (Overall) ▶
0.22
2.56
5.3.3 Allred Rochow Electronegativity
1.47
Rank: 14 (Overall) ▶
0.86
1.82
5.3.4 Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
5.3.5 Allen Electronegativity
1.61
Rank: 20 (Overall) ▶
0.659
2.7
5.4 Electropositivity
5.4.1 Pauling Electropositivity
2.39
Rank: 32 (Overall) ▶
1.46
3.3
5.5 Ionization Energies
5.5.1 1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 66 (Overall) ▶
375.7
26130
5.5.2 2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
710.2162
28750
5.5.3 3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol
Rank: 38 (Overall) ▶
1600
34230
5.5.4 4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 3 (Overall) ▶
2780
37066
5.5.5 5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
4305.2
97510
5.5.6 6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
5715.8
105800
5.5.7 7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
7226.8
114300
5.5.8 8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
8857.4
125300
5.5.9 9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 2 (Overall) ▶
14110
134700
5.5.10 10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
17100
144300
5.5.11 11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
19900
169988
5.5.12 12th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
22219
189368
5.5.13 13th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶
26930
76015
5.5.14 14th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
29196
86450
5.5.15 15th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
41987
97510
5.5.16 16th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
47206
109480
5.5.17 17th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
52737
122200
5.5.18 18th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
58570
134810
5.5.19 19th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
64702
148700
5.5.20 20th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
80400
171200
5.5.21 21st Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
87000
179100
5.5.22 22nd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
93400
184900
5.5.23 23rd Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
98420
198800
5.5.24 24th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
104400
195200
5.5.25 25th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
121900
121900
5.5.26 26th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
127700
127700
5.5.27 27th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
133800
133800
5.5.28 28th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
139800
139800
5.5.29 29th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
148100
148100
5.5.30 30th Energy Level
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
154500
154500
5.6 Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr
Rank: 72 (Overall) ▶
0.16812
8.3209
5.7 Electron Work Function
4.28 eV
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
2.14
5.65
5.8 Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
6 Atomic
6.1 Atomic Number
6.2 Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
6.3 Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
6.3.1 Crystal Lattice
6.4 Atom
6.4.1 Number of Protons
6.4.2 Number of Neutrons
6.4.3 Number of Electrons
6.5 Radius of an Atom
6.5.1 Atomic Radius
143.00 pm
Rank: 37 (Overall) ▶
112
265
6.5.2 Covalent Radius
121.00 pm
Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶
96
260
6.5.3 Van der Waals Radius
184.00 pm
Rank: 34 (Overall) ▶
139
348
6.6 Atomic Weight
26.98 amu
Rank: 82 (Overall) ▶
6.94
294
6.7 Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol
Rank: 49 (Overall) ▶
1.39
71.07
6.8 Adjacent Atomic Numbers
6.8.1 Previous Element
6.8.2 Next Element
6.9 Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
8
392.42
6.10 Lattice Constant
404.95 pm
Rank: 22 (Overall) ▶
228.58
891.25
6.11 Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
6.12 Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.567
1.886
7 Mechanical
7.1 Density
7.1.1 Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3
Rank: 74 (Overall) ▶
0.534
40.7
7.1.2 Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3
Rank: 52 (Overall) ▶
0.512
20
7.2 Tensile Strength
40.00 MPa
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
2.5
11000
7.3 Viscosity
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
0.001526
0.001526
7.4 Vapor Pressure
7.4.1 Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
0.00 (Pa)
Rank: 18 (Overall) ▶
2.47E-11
121
7.4.2 Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
2.62E-10
774
7.5 Elasticity properties
7.5.1 Shear Modulus
26.00 GPa
Rank: 29 (Overall) ▶
1.3
222
7.5.2 Bulk Modulus
76.00 GPa
Rank: 18 (Overall) ▶
1.6
462
7.5.3 Young's Modulus
70.00 GPa
Rank: 28 (Overall) ▶
1.7
528
7.6 Poisson Ratio
7.7 Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
8 Magnetic
8.1 Magnetic Characteristics
8.1.1 Specific Gravity
2.72
Rank: 62 (Overall) ▶
0.53
4500
8.1.2 Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
8.1.3 Permeability
0.00 H/m
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
1.25643E-06
0.0063
8.1.4 Susceptibility
8.2 Electrical Properties
8.2.1 Electrical Property
Conductor
8.2.2 Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m
Rank: 49 (Overall) ▶
0.18
961
8.2.3 Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
0.00666
0.63
8.2.4 Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol
Rank: 26 (Overall) ▶
0
222.8
9 Thermal
9.1 Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)
Rank: 5 (Overall) ▶
0.11
3.6
9.2 Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K
Rank: 53 (Overall) ▶
16.443
62.7
9.3 Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K
Rank: 4 (Overall) ▶
6.3
429
9.4 Critical Temperature
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
26.3
3223
9.5 Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)
Rank: 17 (Overall) ▶
4.5
97
9.6 Enthalpy
9.6.1 Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol
Rank: 31 (Overall) ▶
7.32
799.1
1.4.2 Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol
Rank: 35 (Overall) ▶
2.1
35.23
1.4.5 Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol
Rank: 31 (Overall) ▶
61.5
837
1.5 Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K
Rank: 55 (Overall) ▶
9.5
198.1