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Is aluminum positive or negative

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First things first, electrons are always negatively charged, so it may not be necessary to let the word 'negative' precede 'electrons'.

Aluminium has 13 electrons, and is in Group III, Period III of the Periodic Table.

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Aluminium atom is electrically neutral since it has equal no. of protons and neutrons which cancel each others charge and make the atom electrically neutral. However, the aluminum

cation formed by loosing 3 electrons is positively charged.

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alumel is negitive. chromel is positive in K-type thermocouples

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Aluminum foil is a conductor of electricity. Therefore, there are negatively charged particles called electrons in the entirety of the material.

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Aluminum is not polar as it is composed of a single element and is not molecular.

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aluminum itself is neutral like all atoms. however, an aluminum ion would be Al3+, therefore making the ion positive

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