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'''Aluminum''' ([[American English]]) or '''aluminium''' ([[British English]]<ref>'''Note:''' The form used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry</ref>) is a [[Chemical elements|chemical element]], having the [[chemical symbol]] Al. Its [[atomic number]] (the number of [[proton]]s) is 13. It has a [[Atomic mass#Standard atomic weights of the elements|standard atomic weight]] of 26.98154 g•mol<sup> −1</sup>, and is typically found as a [[solid]] in its elemental form.


'''Aluminum''' ([[American English]]) or '''aluminium'''<ref>With differing stress: '''alûminum''' (AmE), '''alumínium''' (BrE), see [[English spellings]] for key</ref> ([[British English]] and the form used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) is a chemical element with the [[atomic number]] Z = 13.
Aluminum is considered to be a member of the "Post-transition metal" class of element. At a [[pressure]] of 101.325 k[[Pascal (unit)|Pa]], it has a [[boiling point]] of 2519 °[[Celsius (unit)|C]], and a [[melting point]] of 660.32 °C. It is the most reactive post-transition element metal and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.
 
It is the most reactive post-transition element metal, the third most abundant ''element'' in the Earth's crust, and the most abundant ''metal'' in the Earth's crust.


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  [[Periodic table of elements|Aluminum/Atomic symbol]]
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1s22s22p63s23p1 13,3,p
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Properties:
Light, malleable , silvery-white metal.
Uses:
Most widely used non-ferrous metal. Construction, packaging, houshold items.
Hazard:
Aluminum powder is slightly flammable.


Aluminum (American English) or aluminium (British English[1]) is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol Al. Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 13. It has a standard atomic weight of 26.98154 g•mol −1, and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.

Aluminum is considered to be a member of the "Post-transition metal" class of element. At a pressure of 101.325 kPa, it has a boiling point of 2519 °C, and a melting point of 660.32 °C. It is the most reactive post-transition element metal and the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

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  1. Note: The form used by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry