Essay Archive - Aluminum: The Element
Aluminum: The Element
Aluminum is the 13 element on the periodic table. It has high
malleability and ductility, high electrical conductivity, high thermal
conductivity, and high resistance to corrosion. Some useful alloys that are
useful are aluminum bronze, alnico, and aluminum alloy, ect. Aluminum is
strongly electropositive and extremely reactive. In contact with air,
aluminum instantly becomes covered with a rough transparent layer of
aluminum oxide.
History-
A Danish chemist, known as Hans Cristian Oersted, first isolated aluminum
in 1825, using a che....
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