Linear Expansivity and its Applications
 

Linear Expansivity and its Applications problem 26


A glass bottle has a metal cap. The cap fits very tightly and is difficult to remove. The cap and the neck of the bottle are dipped in a bowl of hot water. The cap can be removed more easily. What happens to allow the cap to be removed more easily from the bottle?


  • The cap contracts.


  • The cap expands.


  • The glass bottle contracts.


  • The glass bottle expands


 

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