SOLUTION: A rod of 5 m at 6c grows to 5.006 m when the temperature is raised to 48c. Find the coeffcient of volumetric expansion of the unknown composing the rod.
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: A rod of 5 m at 6c grows to 5.006 m when the temperature is raised to 48c. Find the coeffcient of volumetric expansion of the unknown composing the rod.
This question is from textbook strategies for problem solving workbook
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The formula you need to use is
=Length final(L2)- length initial(L1)
=Temperature final(T2) - Temperature initial(T1)
= the coefficient of linear expansion
L1=5.00m
=delta (I don't have a triangle delta, sorry)and =alpha in greek
Solve the equation for alpha
Happy Calculating!!!
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