Aluminium is an abundant metal with many uses.
The first four ionisation energies of aluminium are shown.
Ionisation number | Energy / kJ mol−1 |
1 | 578 |
2 | 1820 |
3 | 2750 |
4 | 11600 |
Explain how this information shows that aluminium is in Group 3 of the Periodic Table.
The graph shows the first ionisation energies for the elements in Period 3.
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New uses for waste aluminium cans are being investigated. One possible use is to make nanoparticle alloys to produce hydrogen for fuel.
Aluminium nanoparticles react with water to produce aluminium oxide and hydrogen.
Complete the following equation. State symbols are not required.
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.................... Al + ............... H2O → .................. + ..................
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