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Element used to make cans?
Most cans are made from aluminum or steel. I am not sure which is most common of these two. Only aluminum of these two is an element, and this might be the desired answer, but in fact the aluminum used in cans is not a pure element but rather an alloy including small amounts of other metals.
What element is used to make cans cookwares foils?
aluminum
What was bauxite used for in the past?
In the past, bauxite was used as an abrasive in soap pads and cleanser. Today bauxite ore is used to produce aluminum. It is also used in the production of cement but most of the bauxite mined is used for aluminum.
Silvery ductile metallic element found in bauxite?
The element that is commonly found in bauxite is aluminum. Aluminum is used to make foil for household use, as well as soda cans.
Which of these descriptions involves an example of a nonrenewable resource?
Answer: soda cans are made from aluminum (apex)
How long does it take aluminum cans and plastic to break?
It takes approxmatly 500 to 1000 years for plastic and aluminum to break down.
How long does it take plastic and aluminum cans to break down?
It takes approxmatly 500 to 1000 years for plastic and aluminum to break down.
Are plastic trash cans a better choice than aluminum?
Plastic trash cans offer the user some benefits that aluminum does not offer, however there are negatives also. Plastic does not bend, however they are more apt to break. They both have their own environmental issues.
Why does recycling reduce energy?
It is much easier to produce, say, aluminum cans from recycled cans. Making the cans from raw bauxite (aluminum ore) takes 21 times the energy. Glass and plastic are much the same.
Where can you get aluminum cans?
You can get them in trash yards where they put all the cans, plastic, and trash in.
What cost more pound for pound coke cans or plastic water bottles?
Aluminum cans are more valuable than plastic bottles.
What advantage do glass and plastic containers have over aluminum cans?
An advantage that glass and plastic containers have over aluminum cans is that glass and plastic containers, after used, can be washed, disinfected, and used again. Also now both glass and plastic can also be recycled.
What do you recylce?
Glass, metal cans, cardboard, paper/newspaper/magazines, plastic (1-7) and aluminum cans
Do cans decay?
Decay may not be quite the right word. Metal cans do... eventually... corrode and break down. The length of time required depends on the metal the can is made of; steel cans can corrode fairly quickly while it takes longer for aluminum ones.
What are five products you regularly use that can be recycled?
newspaper, aluminum cans, most plastic cans, cardboard boxes, and bottles
What is a paint can made of including the inside lining?
The plastic cans are just plastic, the metal cans are lined with a coat on teflon or lacquer.
What are the five products you regularly use that cn be recyclded?
boxes plastic bags aluminum cans plastic bottles newspapers
