Aluminum Production What is aluminum? Aluminum is an abundant metallic chemical element which is widely used throughout the world for a wide range of products. The Element Aluminum Atomic Number: 13 Melting Point: 660.323°C Boiling Point: 2519°C Density: 2.70 grams per cubic centimeter Phase at Room Temperature: Solid Element Classification: Metal Period Number: 3 Group Number: 13 Group Name: none What is aluminum used for? • Transportation: In addition
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The Chemistry of Natural Waters | Chem 111 Sec 104 | | Hyunjung Hwang | 11/6/2012 | TA: Sarah Boehm‚ Group members: Rachel Hoffman‚ Dan Hirt | Introduction Water hardness is a major part of overall water quality that affects many industrial and domestic water users. Water is considered hard when there are high concentrations of the divalent cations Magnesium and Calcium; water hardness is considered as the sum of both the calcium and magnesium concentrations and expressed as calcium
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Title: Determination of Iron in Natural water by Spectrophotometry. Aim: To determine the iron in natural water by spectrophotometry. Abstract: The iron in natural water was determined by utilizing spectrophotometric analysis. That was done by measuring the absorbance of five Fe(oPH)2+3 standards at 510 nm. From that information‚ a calibration curve was plotted and used to find the amount of Fe2+ that was in two unknown water samples based on the absorbance readings obtained with them at 510nm. The
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Aluminum is traded in competitive markets. Up to 1994‚ there were a handful of major firms that dominated the primary aluminum production. During 1980s‚ the top five private producers held more than one-third but less than one-half of the world’s production. However‚ by 1994‚ their share of the market dropped to one-third of the world’s production. Assume that no smelter has exited or entered the market since 1994 till 2010. Therefore current smelter is either still operating or idle. Also‚ technologies
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Aluminum Formwork CEM 426 Professor D. O’Mahoney Ahmed Hilal Aluminum formwork is a rapid pace construction system for forming cast in place concrete structures. Formwork the term given to either temporary or permanent molds into which concrete or similar materials are poured. In the context of concrete construction‚ the “falsework” supports the shuttering molds. This formwork is built out of prefabricated modules with a metal frame (usually steel or
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RECYCLING ALUMINUM PURPOSE To determine the mass of a hydrated aluminum potassium sulfate salt in a sample of impure scrap aluminum from a common beverage can. The sample will be passed through a filter paper using a funnel‚ after being boiled on a hot plate in a fume hood and dissolved in a solution of potassium hydroxide to remove the impurities. By adding an excess of sulfuric acid and cooling the solution in an ice bath‚ the technique of vacuum filtration using a Buchner funnel will be employed
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Pre-IB Science Research Paper Wood vs. Aluminum The decades old debate over aluminum vs. wood bats will probably exist as long as the choice is available. Baseball was played with wooden bats for a great number of years. In fact‚ even with the advancements in aluminum bats‚ it’s the professionals who use wood bats and the amateurs who use the all-mighty aluminum bats. So‚ the question is which is better‚ wood or aluminum? Aluminum bats are used in most Little Leagues because they are lighter
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Introduction of Lab 5: Analysis of a Zinc: Aluminum Alloy The analysis of a metal alloy was designed to learn how to use the Ideal Gas Law (formulas listed below) in a laboratory setting in relevance to acquiring moles of gas created‚ thus giving us one step closer to finding the molar mass. The importance of the Ideal Gas Law‚ as well as the other gas laws‚ is that it signifies the relationship between the properties of an ideal gas. These properties assist in the explanation of the Kinetic Molecular
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A COMPARISON OF ALUMINUM VS. COPPER AS USED IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Larry Pryor‚ P.E. – Sr. Specification Engineer‚ GE Consumer & Industrial Rick Schlobohm‚ P.E. – Sr. Specification Engineer‚ GE Consumer & Industrial Bill Brownell‚ P.E – Specification Engineer‚ GE Consumer & Industrial ABSTRACT The debate over the pros and cons of aluminum vs. copper conductors has been discussed for many years. Many of the concerns are based on old information and also misinformation. These concerns center on the
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Laboratory report Aluminum Copper Alloy MSCI 300 – Thermodynamics of Materials Alexandre de Freitas Silveira Eau Claire December 18th‚ 2012. Abstract: At this experiment‚ the composition of an alloy of Aluminum Copper was analyzed via X-Ray Fluorescence. From this‚ it was possible to construct a phase diagram a make some predictions about the possible phases presents at considering the 3 samples used in this experiment‚ the samples prepared at this experiment the sample as delivered
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