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Element 13

Aluminum (Al)

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Al

aluminum

Metal · p block · group 13, period 3

Electron configuration
[Ne] 3s2 3p1[\mathrm{Ne}]\,3s^{2}\,3p^{1}
Unpaired electrons
1 (paramagnetic)
Valence electrons
3
Molar mass
26.982 g/mol
Electronegativity
1.61
Atomic radius
143 pm
First ionization energy
578 kJ/mol
Next ionization energies
1,817, 2,745, 11,577
Electron affinity
42 kJ/mol released

Course molecules with aluminum

Practice

Practice aluminum

Questions from the course about aluminum. If you’re signed in, your answers count toward your progress.

  1. Question 1Photoelectric effect: kinetic energy of ejected electronsExam level

    Light of wavelength 203 nm203\ \mathrm{nm} shines on a clean aluminum surface. The work function of aluminum is ϕ=4.28 eV\phi = 4.28\ \mathrm{eV} (1 eV=1.602×10−19 J1\ \mathrm{eV} = 1.602 \times 10^{-19}\ \mathrm{J}). What is the maximum kinetic energy of the ejected electrons, in eV?

    eV\mathrm{eV}

    Scientific notation: type 4.86e-7 or 4.86 x 10^-7.

  2. Question 2Ground-state electron configurationWarm-up

    Which is the ground-state electron configuration of a neutral aluminum atom (Al\ce{Al})?

  3. Question 3Electron configuration of an ionWarm-up

    Which is the ground-state electron configuration of AlX3+\ce{Al^3+}?