Question

A package of aluminum foil contains 50. Ft2 of foil, which weighs approximately 7.0 oz . Aluminum has a density of 2.70 g/cm3. What is the approximate thickness of the foil in millimeters?

Answer 1

We know density = Mass / Volume

So Volume = Mass/Density

Volume = Area * Thickness

`Area = 50 ft^2 = 4.645152 m^2\\ \\Mass = 7 oz = 0.198447 kg\\ \\Density = 2.70 g/cm^3 = 2700 kg/m^3\\ \\Substituting \\ \\4.645152 *t = (0.198447)/(2700) \\ \\t = 1.58*10^(-5)m = 1.58*10^(-2)mm`

So the approximate thickness of the foil in millimeters =
`1.58*10^(-2)mm`