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aluminium: aluminum: The spelling aluminium is the international standard in the sciences according to the IUPAC recommendations. Humphry Davy, the element's discoverer, first proposed the name alumium, and then later aluminum. The name aluminium was finally adopted to conform with the -ium ending of some metallic elements. [105]
On the other hand, the aluminum article says that IUPAC's official spelling is aluminium and that is the spelling used in most English-speaking countries except the U.S. and Canada. And yet, despite the official preference by IUPAC and the apparent popular preference by so many countries, the American spelling still has dominance on the internet.
It's nothing to do with contractions. There's just a correct spelling and an American variant. Chameleon 20:09, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC) Both spellings are correct, just in different forms of English. Since we have the American spelling "sulfur", just let it be. This spelling debate about aluminium is just a waste of time.
The assertion that "Aluminium is the element, Aluminum is the alloy" contradicts established scientific consensus. According to the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), the correct term for the element with atomic number 13 is "Aluminium". In American English, the term "Aluminum" refers to the same element, not an alloy.
It might be better to simply expand upon (and source) the previous paragraph to say something like that in dictionaries following American or Canadian [citation needed] usage give only the spelling aluminum in the root entry and that aluminium is present only in a separate entry stating it is a "chiefly British" variant, and that dictionaries ...
Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air.
For discussion regarding spelling please use Talk:Aluminium/Spelling. This article is written in American English with IUPAC spelling ( color , defense , traveled ; aluminium , sulfur and caesium ) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English .