Aluminum
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aluminum
Description: aluminum
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Aluminum metal is very useful for packaging it is used in cans and aluminum foil. Electrical wiring is sometimes made from aluminum or a combination of aluminum and copper. Many cars, airplanes, trucks, trains, boats and bicycle parts are made from AI. Aluminum was discovered in the year 1978. The luster of aluminum is metallic, and the color is silvery white. Aluminum does not have any cleavage, and on mohs scale the hardness of aluminum is 2-31/2. That means it could get scratched by a penny. Aluminum has a silvery metallic streak. The formula is AI and, the feeling is soft but also smooth.

FUN FACTS: Aluminum is found in the crust of the Earth. It makes up the third most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, following oxygen and silicon and followed by iron. It makes up roughly 8% of the Earth’s crust, so this element is not very rare. Aluminum metal is so chemically reactive that native specimens are rare and limited to extreme reducing environments. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals.



To view a video about mining aluminum visit this website:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJX5VpRnYl4
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