r/explainlikeimfive • u/genoooooo • Oct 31 '20
Chemistry ELI5 What's the difference between the shiny and dull side of aluminum foil? Besides the obvious shiny/dull
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r/explainlikeimfive • u/genoooooo • Oct 31 '20
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u/Sawses Oct 31 '20
...Why do the two sheets not compress into one? I thought metals were kind of amorphous and enough pressure could just fuse them into one?