Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
 

Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases problem 11


At 20 °C, the diameter of a plug is 8.753 cm and the inner diameter of a ring is 8.743 cm. At what temperature would the plug go into the ring in the following cases?

  • the plug is brass and inserted into an iron ring.

  • the plug is made of iron and the ring is made of brass.


Th linear expansivity of iron is and that of brass is .


 

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