ALUMINUM

Daniel LauffenburgerA period

Properties of Aluminum

Density – 2.7 Category – metal Reactivity – it combinesSlowly with oxygen toMake aluminum oxide

Properties of Aluminum

Melting point – 660.37 C

Boiling point - 2467.0 C

State of matter - solid

History of Aluminum

Who - Hans Christian Oersted When - 1825 How – extracted it from the Earths

crust About 8.2% of the Earth’s crust is

aluminum

Uses for Aluminum

Use 1 – Aluminum Foil Use 2 – Aluminum cans Use 3 – kitchen utensils Use 4 – building decorations

Works Cited

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