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20. Heat and Temperature

Volume Thermal Expansion

20. Heat and Temperature

Volume Thermal Expansion

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Volume Thermal Expansion

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Multiple Choice

If a block of aluminum has a volume of exactly

1.00 {cm}^{3}

1000 ° C

, what is its volume at

0 ° C

? The coefficient of linear expansion for aluminum is

2.30 \times 10^{- 5} ° C^{- 1}

Textbook Question

A brass rod is 185 cm long and 1.60 cm in diameter. What force must be applied to each end of the rod to prevent it from contracting when it is cooled from 120.0°C to 10.0°C?

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Textbook Question

A steel tank is completely filled with 1.90 m3 of ethanol when both the tank and the ethanol are at 32.0°C. When the tank and its contents have cooled to 18.0°C, what additional volume of ethanol can be put into the tank?

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Textbook Question

A geodesic dome constructed with an aluminum framework is a nearly perfect hemisphere; its diameter measures 55.0 m on a winter day at a temperature of -15°C. How much more interior space does the dome have in the summer, when the temperature is 35°C?

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