Aluminum is a silvery-white metal which is extremely soft by nature. Totally earth’s crust contains 8% of Aluminum. Aluminium is a low-density nonmagnetic and ductile metal which can be made into sheets or wires as required. Aluminium is the chief component used in the aeronautical industry. Bauxite is the chief ore of aluminium and is the best conductor easily available.
The electronic configuration of aluminium is
13Al = [Ne] 3s2 3p1
Properties Of Aluminum
| Chemical formula | Al |
| Molecular weight | 26.982 g/mol |
| Position | Group 13period -3p – block |
| Density | 2.70 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 2743 K |
| Electron per shell | 2,8,3 |
Aluminum Structural Formula
The structural formula of Aluminum is as shown below. All the atoms in aluminium are arranged in face-centred cubic form and are the uniqueness of this compound.
