Someone said that foil is an insulator, but i thought aluminum foil DO conduct electricity. I remember doing labs in elementary school with foil to turn light bulbs on.
2007-10-23 13:42:00 · 10 answers · asked by sAviOr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
YES, it's a conductor.
2007-10-23 13:46:13 · answer #1 · answered by prymreq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does Aluminum Foil Conduct Electricity
2016-09-30 21:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Aluminum Foil Conductive
2016-12-30 05:27:02 · answer #3 · answered by capps 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Does aluminum foil conduct electricity?
Someone said that foil is an insulator, but i thought aluminum foil DO conduct electricity. I remember doing labs in elementary school with foil to turn light bulbs on.
2015-08-10 03:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha thank you!! u know what brings me here? well here's the story.... my Sony Xperia Z Ultra magnetic charger got slightly damaged; one of the protruding pins got stuck all the way deep inside its orifice and i couldn't get it to protrude out anymore for some reason it stayed that way; so without any further ado i born a eureka effect and pushed a tiny ball of aluminum foil into the orifice to make it fill the voided space that makes my phone lose contact with that pin. haha so i did a research prior to that whether aluminum can conduct electricity and tada proven true! I was being McGyver today haha
2015-11-23 02:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by I Am Who I Am 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a conductor. It used to be pasted in strips along storefront windows to make a conductive path as part of burglar alarm systems. If the window was broken the foil ripped and opened the conductive path to cause an alarm.
2007-10-23 14:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course. Next to Gold, Silver, and Copper, Aluminum is the best conductor there is.
2007-10-23 14:13:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how much you need ,might use reflective mylar survival blankets sold in outdoor & boating stores "Aluminized" plastic, don't think it is conductive, better check. They are about 4' x 8' & less than $10. Otherwise search plastic films ,reflective mylar film
2016-03-18 01:53:27 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some folks used to use it to wrap the old glass style fuses in cars after they blew. It works well enough to start a fire, since the whole purpose of a fuse is to prevent just that.
2007-10-23 14:01:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, aluminum is a conductor.
2007-10-23 13:53:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋