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Aluminium is a reactive metal, it has many friends. However it is quite shy, it has an oxide coating that makes it hard to get to know.

It forms many compounds reacting with the halogens to form alumium trihalides, such as AlCl3, with the oxygen family to produce compounds such as Al2O3, with the nitrogen family to proce compounds such as AlN. It reacts with hydrogen and forms AlH3. It even reacts with carbon to form Al4C3

It is present in many silicate minerals and is widespread.

Because of its relatively high electronegativity it is borderline covalent/ionic in much of its bonding.

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