no aluminium sheets absorb heat
Yes all metal foils reflect heat (and other electromagnetic radiation: light, radio waves, etc.).
answ2. Heat is not 'attracted' 'repelled' by anything.Polished aluminum foil will, and thus is a thermal insulator.Aluminium metal itself is a good conductor of heat.It will reflect the sunlight and retain the heat.
In fact, many mirrors are actually a film of aluminum deposited on the back of a sheet of glass. So yes, aluminum foil does reflect 'like a mirror'. The reflectivity of most common aluminum alloys is in excess of 98%, in both the visible and infrared ranges of light.
Black absorbs energy, other colors reflect more energy (you see a color or a white sheet)
White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.White surfaces reflect light and heat. Black surfaces do not reflect light and they absorb heat.
Yes all metal foils reflect heat (and other electromagnetic radiation: light, radio waves, etc.).
answ2. Heat is not 'attracted' 'repelled' by anything.Polished aluminum foil will, and thus is a thermal insulator.Aluminium metal itself is a good conductor of heat.It will reflect the sunlight and retain the heat.
In fact, many mirrors are actually a film of aluminum deposited on the back of a sheet of glass. So yes, aluminum foil does reflect 'like a mirror'. The reflectivity of most common aluminum alloys is in excess of 98%, in both the visible and infrared ranges of light.
a vertical metal sheet that goes behind the fire to reflect heat back into the room.
An aluminum cookie sheet would not be a great idea. Aluminum has a specific heat of .900 J/g° Celsius. Specific heat is the heat an object has to get to before it starts actually heating up, so the higher the specific heat the harder it is to heat up. To have a comparison Gold, the best conducter metal, has a specific heat of .129 J/g° Celsius, and Water has a specific heat of 1.000 J/g° Celsius. Aluminum's specific heat is so high you might as well be baking cookies in water... if that were possible. Aside from that, if aluminum had a lower specific heat it would be great for a cookie sheet. It doesn't rust, its cheap (.05$ per oz), it doesn't explode while in contact with air or water (like potassium), and it generally lasts over a lifetime. But because the specific heat is so high, there's really no point in using it as a cookie sheet. I suggest copper.
any metal polished will reflect light all a mirror is is a sheet of glass with a thin layer of metal behind it
Aluminum foil is a thin, pliable sheet of aluminum used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics and insulation.
Reflect
Mirrors reflect heat
An aluminum sheet is first cut into the shape of an octagon. Reflective sheeting is cut into the background sheeting and letters. They are then assembled and placed in a heat lamp to seal the sheeting to the aluminum.
Black absorbs energy, other colors reflect more energy (you see a color or a white sheet)
That depends on what you are trying to ask.First point is that heat is energy in transit - if it isn't moving from one place to another it's technically not heat. Thermal energy - the energy held by a mass due to temperature is a better term, but even that is a bit ambiguous.With that in mind...if you mean how much energy can be stored as thermal energy by aluminum, you would have to look up the heat capacity - which is approximately 0.91 kJ/kg K (the exact value depending on temperature and purity of the aluminum)If you mean how much resistance aluminum foil can provide to the transfer of heat, that would depend on the temperature gradient and how shiny the aluminum was - shiny aluminum will reflect more heat that dull/burnished aluminum surfaces.