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Essay Galaxy - Aluminum
Aluminum
Aluminum was the first discovered by Danish chemist Christan Oersted in
1825 using a chemical process involving potassium amalgam. The process was
later improved by French chemist Friedrich Wohler by using metallic
potassium. Woholer was also the first person to measure the specific
gravity of aluminum. Pure aluminum is found in an ore called bauxite. IT
is estimated that aluminum is formed on about 8% of the earth's surface.
Of all the metallic elements aluminum is the most abundant. Aluminum is a
light weight metal with a bright silver luster. It's symbol is Al.
Aluminum has a density of 2.70 and an atomic mass of 26.983. At a pure
state aluminum melts at 1220ıF(660ıC). Of all the structural metals
aluminum is one of the lightest with only magnesium being lighter aluminum
is very soft and not very strong when it is at it's purest state. The
strength of aluminum is i....
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