A copper rod, 5m long when heated through 20c, expands by 1mm. If a second copper rod, 2.5m long is heated through 5c, by how much will it expand?

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Physics - 2019 Subject: Physics

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A copper rod, 5m long when heated through 20c, expands by 1mm. If a second copper rod, 2.5m long is heated through 5c, by how much will it expand?
Answer Details

l 1  = 5m, ΔT = 10c, l 2  - l 1  = 1mm
l 1   = 2.5m, ΔT = 5c, l 2  - l 1  = ?

using α = l 2  - l 1 l 1 ΔT
15(10) = l 2  - l 1 2.5(5)
l 2 - l 2 = 2.5(5)5(10) = 14 = 0.25mm

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