Aluminum is a metal in group IIIA of the periodic table with atomic number 13, an atomic weight of 26.982, and a density of 2.70. It has a melting temperature of 660 C. The electronic configuration of ...
In the second stage, the sodium aluminate solution is pumped into a huge tank and cooled, and, as it cools, the sodium aluminate decomposes to form aluminum hydroxide [Al(OH) 3] and sodium hydroxide: ...