Chemistry For Your Life

What's up with aluminum foil?


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#018 Rebroadcast

This week Melissa and Jam explore the chemistry of aluminum foil. Why doesn’t it feel hot when we take it out of the oven? How does it cool down so quickly? We harken back to a previous episode about specific heat a few times in this episode, listen to that one by clicking here.

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References from this episode

  1. http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=703
  2. Dr. Weber PhD in Physical Chemistry, University of North Texas
  3. Chemistry, Edition 1 - Julia Burdge
  4. Melissa's Previous Knowledge
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