One of the many elements on the periodic table is Aluminum. Aluminum is the 13th element‚ and it is located in period two and group thirteen. Aluminums symbol is Al and it has an electron configuration of [Ne] 3s2 3p1. Aluminum also has an atomic mass of 26.982 and its atomic number is 13. This element was discovered by Hans Christian Oersted in the year of 1825‚ and was named by the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (Helmenstine‚ 2012). Its name ‘Aluminum’ came from the Latin words ‘alumen’ or ‘alum’
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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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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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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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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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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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The lab “Aluminum Atoms” was designed to determine whether heavy-duty or house hold aluminum foil was the thicker than the other and to show the different atomic calculations of each type of foil. It was learned that heavy-duty foil is thicker than the household aluminum foil. An atom is the basic unit of a chemical element. Avogardo’s number‚ 6.02 x 1023‚ is the number of particles found in one mole of a substance. The molar mass is the weight of one mole (or 6.02 x 1023 molecules) of any chemical
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Aluminum is the third most plentiful element in the earth’s crust. It is the second most widely used material in new cars and trucks in the world. Before aluminum foil was invented‚ food and other items were packed in tin foil. However‚ tin foil was too stiff to be malleable‚ and some experts feared that it might affect food adversely. History Although others have vied for the honor‚ history credits Hans Christian Oersted‚ a Danish chemist for the initial discovery of aluminum foil‚ 1n 1825. On
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The Aluminum Industry in 19941 and Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf’s Hillside Project2 1) Is primary aluminum production an attractive industry? Why or why not? Within the framework of the Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) model3‚ the primary aluminum production industry (“the industry”) in 1994 can be described as perfectly competitive. The industry is characterized by a large number of competing firms – the largest of which has only 4.1% of total industry capacity; homogeneous
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