Foil (metal)

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A roll of aluminium foil

A foil is a very thin sheet of

atoms thick, called gold leaf. Extremely thin foil is called metal leaf. Leaf tears very easily and must be picked up with special brushes.[citation needed
]

See also

References

  1. ^ Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopædia. "foil". Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2008, https://www.britannica.com/technology/foil-metallurgy. Accessed 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "METAL FOILS". Nanoshel. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ "A shortage of copper foil will drive up prices for the red metal".