Symbol
Al
  
Os
  
Period Number
3
  
6
  
Block
p block
  
d block
  
Element Family
Post-Transition
  
Transition Metal
  
Space Group Name
Fm_ 3m
  
P63/mmc
  
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.
  
- Osmium metal does not oxidize in air unless it is heated.
- But if it heated den it forms Osmium Tetroxide, which is highly toxic.
  
Sources
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
  
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Hans Christian Oersted
  
Smithson Tennant
  
Discovery
In 1825
  
In 1803
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
  
25
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
  
Abundance In Humans
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Its has very limited uses and its alloys are very hard and are used in the manufacturing of pen tips, pivots, needles and electrical contacts.
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It is also used as industrial catalyst to speed up the chemical reaction.
  
Industrial Uses
Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
  
Medical Uses
Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
  
NA
  
Other Uses
Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
  
Alloys
  
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic
  
Highly Toxic
  
Present in Human Body
Yes
  
No
  
In Blood
0.39 Blood/mg dm-3
  
9
Not Available
  
In Bone
27.00 p.p.m.
  
11
Not Available
  
Boiling Point
2,467.00 °C
  
99+
Appearance
  
  
Physical State
Solid
  
Solid
  
Color
Silvery Gray
  
Silvery Bluish-Gray
  
Luster
Metallic
  
Metallic
  
Hardness
  
  
Brinell Hardness
160.00 MPa
  
99+
3,490.00 MPa
  
1
Vickers Hardness
Not Available
  
Speed of Sound
5,000.00 m/s
  
10
4,940.00 m/s
  
11
Optical Properties
  
  
Reflectivity
Not Available
  
Allotropes
No
  
No
  
α Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
β Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
γ Allotropes
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Chemical Formula
Al
  
Os
  
Isotopes
  
  
Electronegativity
  
  
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Not Available
  
Electropositivity
  
  
Pauling Electropositivity
Ionization Energies
  
  
1st Energy Level
577.50 kJ/mol
  
99+
840.00 kJ/mol
  
12
2nd Energy Level
1,816.70 kJ/mol
  
19
1,309.80 kJ/mol
  
99+
3rd Energy Level
2,744.80 kJ/mol
  
38
1,600.00 kJ/mol
  
99+
4th Energy Level
11,577.00 kJ/mol
  
3
Not Available
  
5th Energy Level
14,842.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
6th Energy Level
18,379.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
7th Energy level
23,326.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
8th Energy Level
27,465.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
9th Energy Level
31,853.00 kJ/mol
  
2
Not Available
  
10th Energy Level
38,473.00 kJ/mol
  
4
Not Available
  
11th Energy Level
42,647.00 kJ/mol
  
5
Not Available
  
Electrochemical Equivalent
0.34 g/amp-hr
  
99+
1.77 g/amp-hr
  
38
Other Chemical Properties
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
  
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Solubility
  
Electron Configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
  
[Xe] 4f14 5d6 6s2
  
Crystal Structure
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
  
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
  
Crystal Lattice
FCC-Crystal-Structure-of-Aluminium.jpg#100
  
BCC-Crystal-Structure-.jpg#100
  
Atom
  
  
Radius of an Atom
  
  
Covalent Radius
Not Available
  
Atomic Volume
10.00 cm3/mol
  
99+
8.49 cm3/mol
  
99+
Adjacent Atomic Numbers
  
  
Valence Electron Potential
80.70 (-eV)
  
17
91.40 (-eV)
  
12
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, π/2
  
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
  
Lattice C/A Ratio
Not Available
  
Density
  
  
Density At Room Temperature
2.70 g/cm3
  
99+
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
2.38 g/cm3
  
99+
Tensile Strength
1,000.00 MPa
  
4
Viscosity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure
  
  
Vapor Pressure at 1000 K
Not Available
  
Vapor Pressure at 2000 K
Not Available
  
Elasticity properties
  
  
Young's Modulus
Not Available
  
Other Mechanical Properties
Ductile, Malleable
  
Ductile
  
Magnetic Characteristics
  
  
Magnetic Ordering
Paramagnetic
  
Paramagnetic
  
Permeability
Not Available
  
Susceptibility
Not Available
  
Electrical Properties
  
  
Electrical Property
Conductor
  
Conductor
  
Resistivity
28.20 nΩ·m
  
99+
Electrical Conductivity
0.38 106/cm Ω
  
4
0.11 106/cm Ω
  
18
Electron Affinity
42.50 kJ/mol
  
26
106.10 kJ/mol
  
9
Specific Heat
0.90 J/(kg K)
  
5
0.13 J/(kg K)
  
39
Molar Heat Capacity
24.20 J/mol·K
  
99+
24.70 J/mol·K
  
99+
Thermal Conductivity
237.00 W/m·K
  
4
87.60 W/m·K
  
19
Critical Temperature
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Thermal Expansion
23.10 µm/(m·K)
  
17
5.10 µm/(m·K)
  
99+
Enthalpy
  
  
Enthalpy of Vaporization
293.70 kJ/mol
  
31
627.60 kJ/mol
  
7
Enthalpy of Fusion
10.67 kJ/mol
  
35
29.30 kJ/mol
  
4
Enthalpy of Atomization
322.20 kJ/mol
  
31
669.00 kJ/mol
  
6
Standard Molar Entropy
28.30 J/mol.K
  
99+
32.60 J/mol.K
  
99+