Post by shivan on Jul 15, 2014 12:29:46 GMT 10
Here is something out of my chemistry textbook i found interesting:
"Reduction of bauxite, or indeed any aluminium compound to metallic aluminium is difficult and, as a result, the pure element was first isolated only in 1825 from reduction of AlCl3 with potassium. Its rarity for a time following this, ment that aluminium was more expensive than gold or platinum, and Emperor Napoleon III of France reputedly had aluminium dinnerware which was used for important guests."
"Reduction of bauxite, or indeed any aluminium compound to metallic aluminium is difficult and, as a result, the pure element was first isolated only in 1825 from reduction of AlCl3 with potassium. Its rarity for a time following this, ment that aluminium was more expensive than gold or platinum, and Emperor Napoleon III of France reputedly had aluminium dinnerware which was used for important guests."
