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Aluminum foil is not an element as the foil has a small amount of other stuff added to it to make it an alloy. Aluminum element would only have aluminum atoms and no other compounds added to it. An alloy has two or more metals together.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAluminum foil is made entirely of aluminum.
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∙ 13y agoIt is quite pure but does have traces of alloying metal in
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∙ 13y agoAluminum is used to make foil because it had a high melting temp. and it is quite flexible.
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What material keeps things colder plastic wrap or aluminum foil?
aluminum foil is better at blocking temperature from getting out than plastic wrap. the atoms in the element aluminum are bigger and have more neutrons/electrons and protons than the elements in plastic wrap.
What minerals are in aluminum foil?
No but it is made of aluminum which is the most prevalent element in the earth.
What keeps things colder plastic wrap or aluminum foil hypothesis?
aluminum foil
Is aluminum foil cut in half a physical or chemical change?
It is a physical change because it can be reversed. All you have to do is weld the foil back together!
What is the difference between tin foil and aluminum foil?
Aluminum and tin are two different elements. They have different physical and chemical properties. Tin is element 50. Aluminum is element 13. Tin is denser and has a lower melting point than aluminum. Tin can reach 2+ and 4+ oxidation states while aluminum can only achieve the 3+ oxidation state.
Is a aluminum foil a compound or elements?
Aluminum is element. Aluminum foil is made entirely of aluminum.
What elements is used in cookwear and cooking foil?
Tin foil... tin Aluminum foil... aluminum :)
What are th elements of foil?
aluminum.
Why is copper pennies and aluminum foil defined as elements?
Both copper and aluminum are elements in the period table of elements. Copper (Cu) is atomic number 29 and aluminum (Al) is atomic number 13.
Is aluminum foil an element?
Aluminum foil is made of Aluminum, which is an element. So yes Aluminum foil is a element
Why do the pieces of aluminum foil have different masses?
Because all aluminum foil is not equal. Aluminum foil is available in a variety of thicknesses.
Why is aluminum a pure substance?
Only a single component makes up aluminum foil, which is the aluminum element. Hence, aluminum foil is considered as a pure substance.
Is aluminum foil a mixture or compound?
it is an element
Is aluminum foil iron?
Shut up....iron is an aluminum foil
Which keeps things colder plastic warp or aluminum foil?
aluminum foil
Which material conserves heat the best paper or aluminum foil?
Aluminum foil.
What keeps water colder aluminum foil or plastic wrap?
aluminum foil
