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So would that mean that it would reflect heat more likely with glass and plexiglass versus the pine and sheet rock? With the pine and sheet rock is it more likely to conduct the heat?

For all materials, there is a simple sheet of aluminum foil covering the top. I am thinking in the case of conduction. I am assuming that maybe aluminum foil would act to slow conduction with materials that have high conductivity and increase conduction with those with low conductivity. But I am...

No, just stems from general curiosity. I was working through a physics lesson, and that sparked my curiosity.

If aluminum foil were used to help conduct heat with pine and sheet rock (0.14 W▪m/m2▪°C and 0.43 W▪m/m2▪°C respectively) would it also help conductivity for glass and plexiglass (0.86 W▪m/m2▪°C and 0.19 W▪m/m2▪°C respectively)? When does the transition of insulator and conductor happen for...

TL;DR Summary: Trying to understand why there might be errors when using certain materials in a physics lab and how aluminum foil might impact this. I am looking for assistance on answer these questions. 1) What would likely be a significant source of error in performing this experiment on...