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Aluminum

13 Al

Aluminum

Post-transition metal period 3 group 13 p-block discovered: Ancient

As a chemical element

Properties of the atom — they do not depend on what substance it is part of.

Atomic number
13
Atomic mass
26.981538 a.m.u.
Electron configuration
[Ne]3s2 3p1
Electronegativity
1.61 on the Pauling scale
Atomic radius
184 pm
Ionization energy
5.986 eV
Electron affinity
0.441 eV
Oxidation states
+3

As a simple substance

Properties of the substance these atoms form under ordinary conditions.

State at 25 °C
Solid
Melting point
933.437 K (660,29 °C)
Boiling point
2792 K (2 518,85 °C)
Density
2.70 g/cm³

Materials about this element