Aluminum

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Al element

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metal

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• * FOOTNOTE: The American spelling** of aluminum is used here.
• back to top How can families reduce the risk of exposure to aluminum? The most important way families can lower exposure to aluminum is to know about the sources of aluminum and lessen exposure to these sources.
• Say what?Aluminum is pronounced as ah-LOO-men-em.
• Aluminum is the most abundant metal to be found in the earth's crust (8.
• 67 V Discovered by Hans Christian Oersted in 1825 Aluminum The name aluminum is derived from the ancient name for alum (potassium aluminum sulphate), which was alumen (Latin, meaning bitter salt).

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