Aluminium
Electron Configuration: 2,8,3
Enthalpy of Fusion (kJ mol-1): 10.67
Enthalpy of Vaporisation (kJ mol-1): 290.8
Atomic Radii
Atomic Radius 125 pm
Bohr Radius 118 pm
Covalent Radius 118 pm
Van der Waals 0 pm
Oxidation States
Main Al+3
Other Al0, Al+1
Ionisation Energies (kJ mol-1) show graph
M - M+ 577.4
M+ - M2+ 1816.6
M2+ - M3+ 2744.6
M3+ - M4+ 11575
M4+ - M5+ 14839
M5+ - M6+ 18376
M6+ - M7+ 23293
M7+ - M8+ 27457
M8+ - M9+ 31857
M9+ - M10+ 38459
Covalent Bonds (kJ mol-1)
Al-H 285
Al-C 225
Al-O 585
Al-F 665
Al-Cl 498
Al-Al 200