Why does Aluminium retain smells from it’s proximity?

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I just took a can out of the fridge that was next to some potent French cheese and the can (I whiffed it with my nose) smells like the cheese. I’ve also had an aluminium pan, that was “non stick”, but it smelled like whatever burnt mess it would make.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

This is not unique to aluminum. Indeed, the aluminum in a can or even a non-stick is coated with plastic and does not interact with the air around it.

Smells are molecules in the air, usually in gas form, but they will stick to surfaces or even turn to a solid or liquid on the surface. This then slowly returns to gas form and you smell it.

Anonymous 0 Comments

This is not unique to aluminum. Indeed, the aluminum in a can or even a non-stick is coated with plastic and does not interact with the air around it.

Smells are molecules in the air, usually in gas form, but they will stick to surfaces or even turn to a solid or liquid on the surface. This then slowly returns to gas form and you smell it.

Anonymous 0 Comments

This is not unique to aluminum. Indeed, the aluminum in a can or even a non-stick is coated with plastic and does not interact with the air around it.

Smells are molecules in the air, usually in gas form, but they will stick to surfaces or even turn to a solid or liquid on the surface. This then slowly returns to gas form and you smell it.