What does aluminium mean?

Answer 1

The name aluminum is derived from the ancient name for alum (potassium aluminum sulphate), which was alumen (Latin, meaning bitter salt). Aluminum was the original name given to the element by Humphry Davy but others called it aluminum and that became the accepted name in Europe. However, in the USA the preferred name was aluminum and when the American Chemical Society debated on the issue, in 1925, it decided to stick with aluminum.

Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal. It has a dull silvery appearance, because of a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. Aluminum is nontoxic (as the metal) nonmagnetic and non-sparking.

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Answer 2

aluminum is a metal with atomic no. 13 in the Periodic Table of elements. . Its symbol is Al.

It has 3 electrons in it valence shell and can be found in the 3rd period and 3rd group of the modern periodic table.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The name aluminium is derived from the antic name of potassium aluminium sulfate - K2Al6(OH)12(SO4)4 - alumen.

Answer 5

The symbol is Al ... which stands for aluminum.

Answer 6

Aluminium (Al) is a natural chemical element, metallic, solid at room temperature.

Aluminium foil: 0,1-0,2 mm thickness

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Answer 7

Aluminium is a malleable and light metal used to make soft drink cans

Answer 8

aluminium oxide is known as alumina