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IS aluminum metal or non metal?

Updated: 5/23/2024
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15y ago

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Well lets go through the checklist for metals. Metals have several properties:

  1. Malleable
  2. Have Luster (shiny)
  3. Solid at room temp (Mercury is a notable exception to this)
  4. High melting/boiling points

Aluminum fits all four of these to a T making it very much a metal.

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10y ago

As looking at the aluminum surface of a plane or a sheet of aluminum foil might suggest, it is a metal. Aluminium (Aluminum) is a metal but all aluminium that is exposed to the air will form aluminum oxide (Al2O3). this is always formed on the surface of the metal. Aluminum oxide is an ion, an ion consists of a metal and a non metal. in this case the metal is aluminium and the non metal is oxygen. so it is neither a metal or non metal but an ionic compound.

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6d ago

Aluminum is a metal. It is a soft, lightweight, and malleable metal with a silver color. It is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

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10y ago

My suggestion would be asking someone at your local Home Depot or lumber supply company. They are very knowledgeable and would help you with everything that you need to get started.

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7y ago

Aluminium is a metal.

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metal

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METAL

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