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Hold a magnet against it. magnets attract iron.

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Q: How can you figure out if a piece of metal is iron or aluminum?
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Iron is this but aluminum is not?

A ferrous metal


Which metal conducts heat faster aluminum or iron?

aluminum


How would you separate iron metal from aluminum metal?

With a magnet.


Which of these isn't a transitional metal aluminum iron silver and zicronium?

Aluminum is the one that isn't a transition metal. Aluminum is in group 3A.


What is heavier metal iron or aluminium?

Iron has a higher density than aluminum


Is metal made of aluminium foil?

Aluminum foil is a type of metal. Steel, iron, copper, aluminum.. all of those are metals.


What elements aluminum boron iron and oxygen is non-metal?

oxygen is a non metal


What is aluminum and iron?

Aluminum is a metal in Group 13, and with atomic number 13 on the periodic table. Iron is a transition metal in Group 8, and with atomic number 26 on the periodic table.


Aluminum metal reacts with aqueous iron(III) oxide to form aqueous aluminum oxide and iron metal. What is the stoichiometric coefficient for aluminum when the chemical equation is balanced using the l?

This reaction is:Al + Fe2O3 = Al2O3 + Fe


When aluminum is mixed with iron trioxide iron metal and aluminum oxide are produced along with a large quantity of heat?

Yes, it is correct. A thermite reaction.


What is a Bunsen burner made of?

Metal. Usually an iron alloy or aluminum.


Is alluminium ferrous?

No. A ferrous metal is a metal that contains iron (steel, for example, is ferrous as it is a mixture of iron and carbon). Since aluminum is an element, it is not ferrous unless it is mixed with iron.