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The Chemistry of Aluminum: Why It Shines. You love me or behave me, but I don’t understand. No, I don’t understand.
- Main question: How does aluminum react with other elements?
- Topic: Science & Learning / General Science Concepts / Chemistry (Reactivity of Metals)
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How does aluminum react with other elements?
You love me or behave me, but I don’t understand. No, I don’t understand.
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You love me or behave me, but I don’t understand. No, I don’t understand. Welcome back to what the science. Quick takeaways. So how does this work? Think of aluminum like the coolest kid at the high school party. The one that everybody flocks to. No bitterness here. You know how it goes. You’re talking to someone. You think you’ve bonded. And then suddenly Steve walks in and swoosh. Off they go. In this example, you are a silver coin. Or maybe a steel knife. You would just bonded with a nice bit of sulfur or oxygen that had happened by. You know, a budding love showed as a surface discolored. because love can be messy. But metals have what’s called an order of reactivity, like the popularity rank, but of how likely metals are to react with stuff. And because aluminum is above iron and silver, as soon as it shows up, all the oxygen sulfur at the party, leave whatever they’re with and flock to the aluminum. And presto! Steve dolls, and you get all shiny and sad. And the detergent just sort of helps that transfer hat. Here’s the chemistry.
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