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{{Element | name=Aluminum | symbol=Al | anumber=13 | amass=27.0 amu | noe=13 | class=Standard Metal | cstructure=Cubic | color=Silver | date=1825 | discname=[[Hans Christian Oersted]] | origname=From the Latin ''alumen''. | uses=Aluminum is a very strong metal yet it is lightweight. It has many uses such as in airplanes, automobiles, and soda cans. | obtained=Bauxite }}
{{Element | name=Aluminum | symbol=Al | anumber=13 | amass=27.0 amu | noe=13 | class=Standard Metal | cstructure=Cubic | color=Silver | date=1825 | discname=[[Hans Christian Oersted]] | origname=From the Latin ''alumen''. | uses=Aluminum is a very strong metal yet it is lightweight. It has many uses such as in airplanes, automobiles, and soda cans. | obtained=Bauxite }}
==Etymology==
Originates from the Latin ''alumen''.
===British Etymology==
Aluminum is called aluminium in British English. The British chemist [[Davy]] actually proposed the name aluminum upon 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>.
==References==
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