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==Naming==

==Naming==

Aluminium is the international standard IUPAC name for this element but Aluminum was adopted by the [[American Chemical Society]] in 1925<ref>[http://www.alunet.net/shownews.asp?ID=490&type=3 Alunet] accessed 25 March 2007</ref> and this is the standard in the USA.

Aluminium is the international standard IUPAC name for this element but Aluminum was adopted by the [[American Chemical Society]] in 1925<ref>[http://www.alunet.net/shownews.asp?ID=490&type=3 Alunet] accessed 25 March 2007</ref> and this remains the standard in the USA.

The British chemist [[Humphrey Davy]] actually proposed the name aluminum before discovery of the element but agreed for it to be changed to aluminium to match the 'ium' endings of many metals<ref>[http://chemistry.about.com/library/blal.htm About.com] accessed 25 March 2007</ref>.

The British chemist [[Humphrey Davy]] actually proposed the name aluminum before discovery of the element but agreed for it to be changed to aluminium to match the 'ium' endings of many metals<ref>[http://chemistry.about.com/library/blal.htm About.com] accessed 25 March 2007</ref>.