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An aluminum bar 2 m long is heated by 80 °C. How much does it expand? ( = 23.6 × 10-6 /° C)

  1. 1.89 mm
  2. 11.33 mm
  3. 1.888 mm
  4. 3.78 mm

Answer

D. 3.78 mm

Solution

L = L0 T = 23.6 × 10-6 (2000 mm)(80) = 3.78 mm.

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