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| Al | Aluminium / Aluminum (US) |
Atomic number : 13
Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) : 26.981539 |
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Group 13 metal Density / kg m-3 : 2698 [293 K]; 2390 [liquid at m.p.] |
Melting point / K : 933.52 Boiling point / K : 2740 |
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Discovered in 1825 by Oersted at Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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Abundances Sun (relative to H = 1 × 1012) : 3.3 × 10-6 Earth's crust / p.p.m. : 82 000 Atmosphere / p.p.m. (volume) : nil Residence time / years : 150 Classification : scavenged Oxidation state : III |
Seawater / p.p.m. : Atlantic surface : 9.7 × 10-4 Atlantic deep : 5.2 × 10-4 Pacific surface : 1.3 × 10-4 Pacific deep : 0.13 × 10-4 |
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Level in humans Blood / mg dm-3 : 0.39 Bone / p.p.m. : 4 - 27 Liver / p.p.m. : 3 - 23 Muscle / p.p.m. : 0.7 - 28 |
Daily dietary intake : 2.45 mg Total mass of element in average (70 kg) person : 60 mg |
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A portrait of aluminium is available on the Visual Elements site. Up to 200 individual items of information on this element are available in The Elements. |