JEE Main & Advanced Physics Thermometry, Calorimetry & Thermal Expansion Question Bank Thermal Expansion

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    A bar of iron is 10 cm at 20°C. At 19°C it will be (a of iron = 11 ´ 10?6/°C)                                  [EAMCET 1997]

    A)            11 ´ 10?6 cm longer            

    B)            11 ´ 10?6 cm shorter

    C)            11 ´ 10?5 cm shorter          

    D)            11 ´ 10?5 cm longer

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                       \[L={{L}_{0}}(1+\alpha \Delta \theta )\] Þ \[\frac{{{L}_{1}}}{{{L}_{2}}}=\frac{1+\alpha {{(\Delta \theta )}_{1}}}{1+\alpha {{(\Delta \theta )}_{2}}}\]                    Þ \[\frac{10}{{{L}_{2}}}=\frac{1+11\times {{10}^{-6}}\times 20}{1+11\times {{10}^{-6}}\times 19}\] Þ \[{{L}_{2}}=9.99989\]                    Þ Length is shorten by                    \[10-9.99989=0.00011=11\times {{10}^{-5}}\,cm\]


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