Problem 1: At 20°C, a rod is exactly 20.05 cm long on a steel ruler. Both are placed in an oven at 270°C, where the rod now measures 20.11 cm on the same ruler. What is the coefficient of linear expansion for the material of which the rod is made? The coefficient of expansion for steel is as = 11 × 10-6/°C.

Problem 1: At 20°C, a rod is exactly 20.05 cm long on a steel ruler. Both are placed in an oven at 270°C, where the rod now measures 20.11 cm on the same ruler. What is the coefficient of linear expansion for the material of which the rod is made? The coefficient of expansion for steel is as = 11 × 10-6/°C.

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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