Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
 

Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases problem 8


An aluminium wire is used to form a rectangle of side length and width at 20 °C. The rectangle is then heated to 70 °C. Calculate the ratio of the:

  • diagonals

  • perimeters

  • areas

of the rectangle at the initial temperature (20 °C ) to that at the final temperature (70 °C), correct to 4 decimal places.


The linear expansivity of aluminium is .


 

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