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depends on foil:
- aluminum
- gold (usually called leaf not foil, most common use is lettering on leather bound books)
- silver (usually called leaf not foil, most common use is lettering on leather bound books)
- tin (used for purpose aluminum foil is used for, rarely seen today)
- lead (often used in roofing to prevent leaks from pooling water, thick for foil)
- etc.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAluminium is far and away the most common metal used to make foil.
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∙ 14y agothe metal used is aluminum that's why it is called aluminum foil.
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∙ 9y agoAluminum foil, used for cooking and storing leftovers, is made from the element aluminum. Sometimes it is called tin foil, but tin is not used to make it.
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∙ 11y agoAny metal or alloy which is malleable can be used in foil. Common foil for cooking use is made of aluminum. Gold foil is common for decorative use.
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∙ 8y agoIn the US, we spell it "aluminum"
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∙ 12y agoAluminium is used in kitchen foil.
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∙ 15y agoOne of them is Aluminum.
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∙ 12y agosilver and aluminum
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What is a metal used used in foil?
Aluminum.
In an electrical circuit why is foil a good material to use for a switch?
Foil is a metal based product and is flexible. These two properties make foil a good candidate for use as a switch in certain applications. <<>> Foil is not used in a switch for conducting electricity. Silver plated contacts are used to carry the current.
Is aluminium foil is a metal?
This foil is also a metal.
How do you do scraper foil?
Use the metal pen to scrape away the top layer. Scrape on top of the grey parts to turn them silver.
What metal is used to make spaceships?
silver is used for making spaceships
What is a metal used used in foil?
Aluminum.
What metal is used in foil?
aluminum
What is the metal used in foil?
Aluminium
Why are things kept silver foil and not in anything else?
Silver foil is used to cook in a conventional oven; it cannot be used in a Microwave.
In an electrical circuit why is foil a good material to use for a switch?
Foil is a metal based product and is flexible. These two properties make foil a good candidate for use as a switch in certain applications. <<>> Foil is not used in a switch for conducting electricity. Silver plated contacts are used to carry the current.
Which metal is used to make varakh the shiny foil that is used to garnish sweetmeat?
Varakh, the shiny foil that is used to garnish sweetmeat, is sometimes made of real silver or real gold. These metals are made by pounding the metal into very thin sheets that are very brittle. Both metals are edible.
What mental is used in foil?
aluminium silver
Why silver foil is used for decorating sweets?
why silver foils are used for decorting sweets
What metal is used in food?
aluminium foil
Which element is used in foil?
What kind of foil? The stuff you get in the supermarket to wrap sandwiches is mostly aluminum (although it contains other elements - both added intentionally and picked up from the recycling process that a lot of aluminum goes through) but "foil" is just paper-thin sheet metal so any metal malleable enough to roll down to a few thousandths of an inch thickness, and strong enough to hold together when it's rolled that thin, can be made into foil. There's gold foil, silver foil, copper foil, tin foil - yes, "tin foil" that's really made out of tin exists - lead foil, iron foil, steel foil...Aluminium is the metal used in foil. Its symbol is Al. Its atomic number is 13.
What kind of silver paper shines and rhymes with coil?
Foil. Silver foil is a type of shiny metallic paper often used for wrapping food items or crafting.
What is a metal used in foil (world spelling)?
Aluminum.
