Aluminium

Aluminium  Overview Physical characteristiscs Chemical characteristics. Isotopes Production and refinement Recycling Compounds Applications Applications of compounds. Popular reactions Overview Aluminium (or aluminum) is a chemical element in the boron group with symbol Al and atomic number 13. It is silvery white, and it is not soluble in water under normal circumstances.Aluminium is the third most abundant element (after oxygen...

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Base

This article is about "Base" in chemistry. Overview. Definitions Properties Bases and pH Bases as catalysts Strong bases Super bases Neutralization of acids Alkalinity of non-hydroxides Notes Overview. A base in chemistry is a substance that can accept hydrogen ions (protons) or more generally, donate a pair of valence electrons. A soluble base is referred to as an alkali if it contains and releases hydroxide ions (OH−) quantitatively. The...

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