Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
 

Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases problem 34


By how much does the length of an iron rod of original length change if it cools by ?

The linear expansivity of iron is given as . This means that each metre of iron rail extends by 0.012 mm when heated by 1 K .


 

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