Should we be recycling more alluminium in the future?
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Should we be recycling more Aluminium in the future? Main Ideas Aluminium is identified for being the third most abundant element in the earth's crust. Chemically, aluminium is the 13th element on the periodic table, its symbol is Al, and its heat capacity is 25ºC. Aluminium is a silvery and flexible member of the poor metal group of chemical elements. Its melting point is 660.32ºC and boiling point is 2519ºC. Not only that, but it is also a soft and lightweight metal with idyllic properties, is a tremendously reactive metal and is conductive. When it is exposed to air, aluminium rapidly produces a transparent layer of Aluminium Oxide, which is even more resistant to corrosion - due to the occurrence of passivity. The ancient Greeks and Romans to heal wounds used aluminium salt. Aluminium has only become considerably used since the 1900's; even so, Sir Humphry Davy already...

