Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
 

Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases problem 17


What must be the change in temperature of a 30 m long gold wire if it's to have an expansion of 1 mm?

What is the expansion of an aluminium wire of the same length and temperature change?

The table below shows the values of the linear expansivities of aluminum and gold:



 

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