Basic Information

Name: Aluminum

Symbol: AL

Classification: Aluminum is an 'other metal'

color:silvery

Atomic weight:26.98154 g/mol

state: solid

Melting Point:660.32 oC, 933.57 K

Boiling Point:2466.85 oC, 2740.00 K

Shells: 2,8,3

Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p1

Density @ 20oC:2.702 g/cm3

Atomic volume: 9.98 cm3/mol

Structure:fcc: face-centered cubic

Hardness:2.8 mohs