A thin steel rod that has a length of 6.000 m and an initial temperature of 18.0 °C is heated uniformly to the ambient temperature of 88.0 °C. Given that: Coefficient of linear expansion of steel, asteel = 12.0 × 10-6 °C-1 (i) Convert the initial temperature in Fahrenheit (F) scale. (ii) Find the fractional change in the length of the steel rod.

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A thin steel rod that has a length of 6.000 m and an initial temperature of 18.0 °C
is heated uniformly to the ambient temperature of 88.0 °C.
Given that:
Coefficient of linear expansion of steel, asteel = 12.0 × 10-6 °C"|
(i)
Convert the initial temperature in Fahrenheit (F) scale.
(ii)
Find the fractional change in the length of the steel rod.
Transcribed Image Text:A thin steel rod that has a length of 6.000 m and an initial temperature of 18.0 °C is heated uniformly to the ambient temperature of 88.0 °C. Given that: Coefficient of linear expansion of steel, asteel = 12.0 × 10-6 °C"| (i) Convert the initial temperature in Fahrenheit (F) scale. (ii) Find the fractional change in the length of the steel rod.
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