Lab 2E: Determining the Aluminum Foil Thickness

Objectives
1. to calculate the thickness of a sheet of aluminum foil and express the answer in terms of proper scientific notation and significant figures

Supplies
Equipment
3 rectangular pieces of aluminum foil (minimum 15cm x 15cm)
metric ruler
centigram balance


Procedure
1. measure the length and width of each piece of foil and record the measurements in Table 1
2. use a centigram balance to find the mass of each piece of aluminum foil and record the masses

Table 1