A steel tape 1 m long is correctly calibrated for a temperature of 27-0°C. The length of a steel rod measured by this tape is found to be 63-0 cm on a hot day when the temperature is 45-0°C. What is the actual length of the steel rod on that day ? What is the length.of the same steel rod on a day when the temperature is 27-0°C ? Coefficient of linear expansion of steel 1-20 × 10-5 °C-1.

A steel tape 1 m long is correctly calibrated for a temperature of 27-0°C. The length of a steel rod measured by this tape is found to be 63-0 cm on a hot day when the temperature is 45-0°C. What is the actual length of the steel rod on that day ? What is the length.of the same steel rod on a day when the temperature is 27-0°C ? Coefficient of linear expansion of steel 1-20 × 10-5 °C-1.

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Chapter10: Thermal Physics

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