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Offline kevinnn

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aluminium foil
« on: March 24, 2011, 10:01:33 PM »
    I was thanking, i have a metalloid right before my very hands, everyone probably does.  I was wondering what makes aluminium a metalloid, what things can i do with aluminium foil that can display properties of metals and non metals??? Thanks for any suggestions.
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Re: aluminium foil
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2011, 09:20:26 AM »
I think Al is considered a metal, atleast that's what wiki says.
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Re: aluminium foil
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2011, 11:08:51 AM »
For sure it is a metal. There aren't allotropes of aluminum. It is not a semiconductor. In fact, it is one of the best electrical and heat conductors. Look at the oxidation states.
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