Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
 

Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases problem 28


A cylindrical plug with a diameter of 20.00 mm is to be inserted into a cylindrical opening with a diameter of 19.98 mm in an iron plate. How much do we need to heat the iron plate for the plug to go into the opening? The linear expansivity of iron is .


 

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