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Answer: A sheet of aluminum (Al) foil has a total area of
Chapter 1, Problem 88P(choose chapter or problem)
A sheet of aluminum (Al) foil has a total area of 1.000 \(\mathrm{ft}^{2}\) and a mass of 3.636 g. What is the thickness of the foil in millimeters? (Density of Al = 2.699 \(\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}\).)
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QUESTION:
A sheet of aluminum (Al) foil has a total area of 1.000 \(\mathrm{ft}^{2}\) and a mass of 3.636 g. What is the thickness of the foil in millimeters? (Density of Al = 2.699 \(\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}\).)
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Here we have to calculate the thickness of the foil in millimeter
Given:
Area of aluminum foil = \(1.000 \ \mathrm{ft}^{2}\)
Mass = 3.636 gm
Density of Al = \(2.699 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}\)
The thickness can be calculated as, thickness \(=\frac{\text { Volume }}{\text { area }}\)
So in order to calculate thickness we will have to find out volume i.e volume = mass/density
\(\text { Volume }=\frac{3.636 \mathrm{gm}}{2.699 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}}=1.3472 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}\)