Obtain and record the length and width of a rectangular piece of aluminum foil. length 17 cm   width, cm 12 cm 2. fold rhe foil twice and weigh and record the mass. All digits and the unit must be recoreded. Mass of foil 0.5346 Calculate the volume of the aluminum foil. The density of aluminum is given to you as 2.70 g/ cm3. Calculation

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Obtain and record the length and width of a rectangular piece of aluminum foil.

length 17 cm   width, cm 12 cm

2. fold rhe foil twice and weigh and record the mass. All digits and the unit must be recoreded.

Mass of foil 0.5346

Calculate the volume of the aluminum foil. The density of aluminum is given to you as 2.70 g/ cm3.

Calculation

 

Volume of foil

4 Now  calculate the thickness of the foil. Remember that the formula for the volume of a rectangle is Volume = Length x Width x thickness 

Calculation

Thickness of foil 

(reported in scientific notation)

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