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Aluminum Trivia Quiz

The element aluminum.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TonyTheDad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,070

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
2826

Last 3 plays: masfon (3/5), moonraker2 (2/5), Guest 37 (2/5).

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Question 1 of 5

1. From which ore is aluminum extracted? Hint

pitchblende

mispickel

pyrite

bauxite

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Question 2 of 5

2. Which isotope of aluminum is stable (i.e. not radioactive)? Hint

Al-27

Al-28

Al-26

Al-13

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Question 3 of 5

3. What year was aluminum discovered? Hint

1825

1616

1770

1888

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Question 4 of 5

4. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

True

False

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Question 5 of 5

5. Outside of the United States, aluminum is called aluminium.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From which ore is aluminum extracted?

Answer: bauxite

2. Which isotope of aluminum is stable (i.e. not radioactive)?

Answer: Al-27

Al-26 has a half-life of 730000 years and Al-28's is 2.3 minutes.

3. What year was aluminum discovered?

Answer: 1825

by Hans Christian Oersted.

4. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust.

Answer: True

Aluminum is the most abundant metal to be found in the Earth's crust (8.1 percent), but is never found free in nature.

5. Outside of the United States, aluminum is called aluminium.

Answer: True

The name aluminium was adopted to conform with the 'ium' ending of most elements, and this spelling is now in use elsewhere in the world. Aluminium was also the accepted spelling in the U.S. until 1925, at which time the American Chemical Society officially decided to use the name aluminum thereafter in their publications.

Source: Author TonyTheDad

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