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Where is Aluminium found?


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Aluminium:

  • AluminiumAlis an element of atomic number 13.
  • The electronic configuration of Aluminium is Ne3s23p1.
  • It is a p block element of group 13 (Boron) and period 3.

Occurrence of Aluminium:

  • Aluminium is the third most abundant element on Earth.
  • It is found naturally in the crust of Earth.
  • Aluminium does not occur as a metal in nature, it occurs in form of minerals and compounds like Beryl, Cryolite, Bauxite, Feldspar and turquoise.
  • Aluminium can be extracted from Bauxite and Cryolite by various processes like the Bayer process, Hall-Hèroult process and electrolysis.

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