Al Aluminium / Aluminum (US)     Atomic number : 13 
    Relative atomic mass (12C = 12.0000) :  26.981539 
    P H Y S I C A L     D A T A
Group 13 metal
 
Density / kg m-3 :  2698 [293 K]; 2390 [liquid at m.p.]
 
Melting point / K :  933.52 
 
Boiling point / K :  2740
 
    D I S C O V E R Y
Discovered in 1825 by Oersted at Copenhagen, Denmark.
 
    G E O L O G I C A L     D A T A
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
    B I O L O G I C A L     D A T A
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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