Aluminium

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Aluminum
[[Atomic mass|Aluminum/Atomic mass]] +3



  [[Periodic table of elements|Aluminum/Atomic symbol]]
[[Atomic number|Aluminum/Atomic number]]
1s22s22p63s23p1 13,3,p
[ ? ] [[Aluminum/Periodic table of elements]]:
Uses:
Lewis acid catalysis
Hazard:
pyrophoric


Aluminum (American English) or aluminium[1] (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.

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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  1. With differing stress: alûminum (AmE), alumínium (BrE), see English spellings for key