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Why do astronauts use the same aluminum foil as you use for baking?
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∙ 13y ago
aluminum foil is great for heat and moisture retention and is extremely light weight, it also should be noted that there are different grades of aluminum and different compositions so the allows are not exactly the same. aluminum is also extremely light and flexible, and when it cost twenty thousand dollars per pounds to send something into space, you need to take weight into account.
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Is aluminum foil the same as aluminum sulfur?
Aluminium foil is made from pure aluminium; aluminium sulfide is Al2S3.
How are all steel and foil the same?
Both metal, aluminum foil right?
Is aluminum foil the same as tin foil?
When someone uses the term tin foil, that person is almost always talking about aluminum foil. Tin foil is an old term, and it has carried into the present where it is frequently used to mean aluminum or kitchen foil. Bon appétit!
Is mylar foil and aluminum foil the same?
Actually there is. Aluminium is a really sturdy block that doesn't break nowhere near as easily as aluminium foil. Aluminium foil is used for cooking and breaks very easily. I'm pretty sure there are more differences but that's all I know. Hope this helped. If it didn't, I'm sorry.
Thickness of heavy duty aluminum foil compared to regular aluminum foil?
The density of the foils is the same. They are both pure aluminum, and they each have the same weight per unit volume (density). But the thicker "heavy duty" foil will weigh more for a given area of foil removed from a roll. This makes sense because the heavy duty foil is thicher, and something like, say, as square foot of this heavy duty foil will outweigh a square foot of "regular" foil.
Is aluminium foil unsafe for oven cooking?
It is done all the time! You do want to avoid too high a heat, it will cause the aluminum foil to break down. And acidic foods are not good to cook in aluminum of any sort such as foil or pots and pans.
Does foil conduct electricity?
If it's a metallic foil, it will conduct electricity in most cases. Aluminum, copper, gold, etc.
Is baking soda and phitkari the same?
No, baking soda is sodium bicarbonate and Phitkari is Potassium Aluminum Sulphate.
Should the shiny side of aluminum foil be placed against the food?
it is all the same either way.
Is there chromium in foil?
Not in aluminum foil. Aluminum foil is all aluminum. Large pieces of refined aluminum (blocks weighing over a thousand pounds) are rolled and rolled until a sheet of foil a fraction of an inch thick results. Some 50 miles of foil are rolled onto a spool at the end of the line. And two sheets are rolled out at the same time, one pressed to the other. That's why aluminum foil has a shiny side and a dull side. The dull sides are the "inside" where the two sheets are pressed together in the manufacturing process. If you have a chance to see the process, go look. If you want a virtual tour, use the link and watch the video on how foil is made. It's really cool!
How does aluminium foil keeps things warm?
Wrapping an object in aluminum foil reduces the energy loss through infra-red radiation. Foil reflects radiatant energy in the same way that a mirror reflects light. This is very effective in keeping food hot after it has been cooked.
Should we use aluminum foil more or less?
We should use it the same because it doesn't really affect our community
