A plastic bar’s length is 2.756 meters (m) and its temperature is 99.00 ̊C. When it is cooled, the temperature is 11.00 ̊C and length is 2.738 m. a)Find the coefficient of linear expansion of the bar. in units of ̊C−1. b)what is the length (in meters), if heated at 123.00 ̊C,

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A plastic bar’s length is 2.756 meters (m) and its temperature is 99.00 ̊C. When it is cooled, the temperature is 11.00 ̊C and length is 2.738 m.
a)Find the coefficient of linear expansion of the bar. in units of ̊C−1.
b)what is the length (in meters), if heated at 123.00 ̊C,

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