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Aluminium
Electron Configuration 2,8,3
Electron Configuration [Ne] 3s2 3p1
Electronegativity 1.61
Enthalpy of Fusion 10.67 kJ mol-1
Enthalpy of Vaporisation 290.8 kJ mol-1
Heat Capacity 24.200 J mol-1 K-1
Thermal Conductivity 237 W m-1 K-1
Thermal Expansion 23.1 μm m-1 K-1
Magnetic ordering Paramagnetic
Electrical resistivity 26.50 Ω m
Speed of sound 5000 m s-1
Young's modulus 70 GPa
Shear modulus 5000 GPa
Bulk modulus 76 GPa
Poisson ratio 0.35
Mohs hardness 2.75
Vickers hardness 167 MPa
Brinell hardness 245 MPa
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 125 pm
Bohr Radius 118 pm
Covalent Radius 118 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Al+3
Other Al0, Al+1
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 577.4
M+ - M2+ 1816.6
M2+ - M3+ 2744.6
M3+ - M4+ 11575
M4+ - M5+ 14839
M5+ - M6+ 18376
M6+ - M7+ 23293
M7+ - M8+ 27457
M8+ - M9+ 31857
M9+ - M10+ 38459
Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1)
Al-H 285
Al-C 225
Al-O 585
Al-F 665
Al-Cl 498
Al-Al 200