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<blockquote data-quote="Rakusia" data-source="post: 5490184" data-attributes="member: 87170"><p><strong>Aluminium</strong> (<span style="font-size: 10px">UK </span><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/En-uk-aluminium1.ogg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a><span style="color: #00e"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/File:En-uk-aluminium1.ogg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #0066cc">i</span></span></a></span> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">/</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ˌ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">æ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">l</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">j</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ʉ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ˈ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">m</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ɪ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">n</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">i</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">əm</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">/</span></a> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: #0066cc"><span style="font-size: 10px">AL-ew-MIN-ee-əm</span></span></em></a>)<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/#cite_note-3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">[4]</span></a> or <strong>aluminum</strong> (<span style="font-size: 10px">US </span><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/En-us-aluminum.ogg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a><span style="color: #00e"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/File:En-us-aluminum.ogg" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #0066cc">i</span></span></a></span> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">/</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ə</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ˈ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">l</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">uː</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">m</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ɪ</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">n</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">əm</span></a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">/</span></a> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key" target="_blank"><em><span style="color: #0066cc">ə-<span style="font-size: 10px">LOO-mi-nəm</span></span></em></a>) is a silvery white member of the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Boron_group" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">boron group</span></a> of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Chemical_element" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">chemical elements</span></a>. It has the symbol <strong>Al</strong> and its <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Atomic_number" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">atomic number</span></a> is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances. Aluminium is the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Element_abundance" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">most abundant metal</span></a> in the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Earth" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Earth</span></a>'s <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Crust_(geology)" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">crust</span></a>, and the third most abundant element, after <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Oxygen" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">oxygen</span></a> and <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Silicon" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">silicon</span></a>. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth's solid surface. Aluminium is too reactive chemically to occur in nature as a free metal. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Mineral" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">minerals</span></a>.<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/#cite_note-4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">[5]</span></a> The chief source of aluminium is <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Bauxite" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">bauxite</span></a> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Ore" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ore</span></a>.</p><p>Aluminium is remarkable for the metal's low density and for its ability to resist <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Corrosion" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">corrosion</span></a> due to the phenomenon of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Passivation" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">passivation</span></a>. Structural components made from aluminium and its <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Aluminium_alloy" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">alloys</span></a> are vital to the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Aerospace" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">aerospace</span></a> industry and are very important in other areas of <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Transport" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">transportation</span></a> and building. Its reactive nature makes it useful as a <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Catalyst" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">catalyst</span></a> or additive in chemical mixtures, including <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">ammonium nitrate</span></a> <a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Explosives" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">explosives</span></a>, to enhance blast power.</p><p>Despite its prevalence in the environment, aluminium salts are not known to be used by any form of life. Also in keeping with the element's abundance, it is well tolerated[<em><a href="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">citation needed</span></a></em>] by plants in soils (in which it is a major component), and to a lesser extent, by animals as a component of plant materials in the diet (which often contain traces of dust and soil). Soluble aluminium salts have some demonstrated toxicity to animals if delivered in quantity by unnatural routes, such as injection. Controversy still exists about aluminium's possible long-term toxicity to humans from larger ingested amounts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rakusia, post: 5490184, member: 87170"] [B]Aluminium[/B] ([SIZE=2]UK [/SIZE][URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/En-uk-aluminium1.ogg"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png[/IMG][/URL][COLOR=#00e][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/File:En-uk-aluminium1.ogg"][SIZE=1][COLOR=#0066cc]i[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/COLOR] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"][COLOR=#0066cc]/[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ˌ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]æ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]l[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]j[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ʉ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ˈ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]m[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ɪ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]n[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]i[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]əm[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"][COLOR=#0066cc]/[/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key"][I][COLOR=#0066cc][SIZE=2]AL-ew-MIN-ee-əm[/SIZE][/COLOR][/I][/URL])[URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/#cite_note-3"][COLOR=#0066cc][4][/COLOR][/URL] or [B]aluminum[/B] ([SIZE=2]US [/SIZE][URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/En-us-aluminum.ogg"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png[/IMG][/URL][COLOR=#00e][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/File:En-us-aluminum.ogg"][SIZE=1][COLOR=#0066cc]i[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/COLOR] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"][COLOR=#0066cc]/[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ə[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ˈ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]l[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]uː[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]m[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]ɪ[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]n[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key"][COLOR=#0066cc]əm[/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English"][COLOR=#0066cc]/[/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Pronunciation_respelling_key"][I][COLOR=#0066cc]ə-[SIZE=2]LOO-mi-nəm[/SIZE][/COLOR][/I][/URL]) is a silvery white member of the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Boron_group"][COLOR=#0066cc]boron group[/COLOR][/URL] of [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Chemical_element"][COLOR=#0066cc]chemical elements[/COLOR][/URL]. It has the symbol [B]Al[/B] and its [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Atomic_number"][COLOR=#0066cc]atomic number[/COLOR][/URL] is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances. Aluminium is the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Element_abundance"][COLOR=#0066cc]most abundant metal[/COLOR][/URL] in the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Earth"][COLOR=#0066cc]Earth[/COLOR][/URL]'s [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Crust_(geology)"][COLOR=#0066cc]crust[/COLOR][/URL], and the third most abundant element, after [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Oxygen"][COLOR=#0066cc]oxygen[/COLOR][/URL] and [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Silicon"][COLOR=#0066cc]silicon[/COLOR][/URL]. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth's solid surface. Aluminium is too reactive chemically to occur in nature as a free metal. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Mineral"][COLOR=#0066cc]minerals[/COLOR][/URL].[URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/#cite_note-4"][COLOR=#0066cc][5][/COLOR][/URL] The chief source of aluminium is [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Bauxite"][COLOR=#0066cc]bauxite[/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Ore"][COLOR=#0066cc]ore[/COLOR][/URL]. Aluminium is remarkable for the metal's low density and for its ability to resist [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Corrosion"][COLOR=#0066cc]corrosion[/COLOR][/URL] due to the phenomenon of [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Passivation"][COLOR=#0066cc]passivation[/COLOR][/URL]. Structural components made from aluminium and its [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Aluminium_alloy"][COLOR=#0066cc]alloys[/COLOR][/URL] are vital to the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Aerospace"][COLOR=#0066cc]aerospace[/COLOR][/URL] industry and are very important in other areas of [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Transport"][COLOR=#0066cc]transportation[/COLOR][/URL] and building. Its reactive nature makes it useful as a [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Catalyst"][COLOR=#0066cc]catalyst[/COLOR][/URL] or additive in chemical mixtures, including [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Ammonium_nitrate"][COLOR=#0066cc]ammonium nitrate[/COLOR][/URL] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Explosives"][COLOR=#0066cc]explosives[/COLOR][/URL], to enhance blast power. Despite its prevalence in the environment, aluminium salts are not known to be used by any form of life. Also in keeping with the element's abundance, it is well tolerated[[I][URL="http://www.enworld.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"][COLOR=#0066cc]citation needed[/COLOR][/URL][/I]] by plants in soils (in which it is a major component), and to a lesser extent, by animals as a component of plant materials in the diet (which often contain traces of dust and soil). Soluble aluminium salts have some demonstrated toxicity to animals if delivered in quantity by unnatural routes, such as injection. Controversy still exists about aluminium's possible long-term toxicity to humans from larger ingested amounts. [/QUOTE]
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