Element Family
Actinide
Post-Transition
Space Group Name
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Fm_ 3m
Interesting Facts
- It is synthetically produced metal.
- Radiation hazard can be produce by it.
- 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.
Sources
Bombarding Californium-252 with Boron Nuclei, Found in Minerals, Mining
By Electrolysis Process, Earth's crust, Mining
Who Discovered
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovery
In 1961–1971
In 1825
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Uses & Benefits
- Currently known uses of Lawrencium metal are limited to research purpose only.
- Aluminum is used in a various products; for example, cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aero plane parts, automobile parts, etc.
Industrial Uses
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Aerospace Industry, Ammunition Industry, Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Electrical Industry, Electronic Industry
Medical Uses
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Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Surgical Instruments Manufacturing
Other Uses
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Alloys, Jewellery, Sculptures, Statues
Present in Human Body
No
Yes
Physical State
Solid
Solid
Color
Silver
Silvery Gray
Luster
Unknown Luster
Metallic
Pauling Electronegativity
Sanderson Electronegativity
Allred Rochow Electronegativity
Mulliken-Jaffe Electronegativity
Pauling Electropositivity
Electrochemical Equivalent
Other Chemical Properties
Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Chemical Stability, Ionization, Radioactive Isotopes
Electron Configuration
[Rn] 5f14 7s2 7p1
[Ne] 3s2 3p1
Crystal Structure
Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP)
Face Centered Cubic (FCC)
Crystal Lattice
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Valence Electron Potential
Lattice Angles
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π/2, π/2, π/2
Density At Room Temperature
Density When Liquid (at m.p.)
Other Mechanical Properties
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Ductile, Malleable
Magnetic Ordering
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Paramagnetic
Electrical Property
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Conductor