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Aluminum  SEE PERIODIC TABLE
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Atomic Number13

Atomic SymbolAl

Atomic Weight26.981539 amu

GroupOther Metal, 13

FormSolid

Density @ STP2.70 g/cm3

Melting Point660.32 °C (1220.58 °F, 933.47 °K)

Boiling Point2519 °C (4566.2 °F, 2792.2 °K)

Heat of Fusion10.71 kJ/mol

Heat of Vaporization294 kJ/mol

First Ionization Potential5.98577 eV

Electronegativity (on Pauling scale)1.61

Specific Heat Capacity0.897 J/g K

Ground State Electron Configuration3p1

Oxidation States+3

Stable Isotopes and Natural Abundance on Earth27Al, 100%

Selected Radioisotopes26Al

Atomic Radius118 pm

Crystal StructureCubic

Discovered byOersted, 1825

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