In the ball-and-spring atomic model for thermal expansion, the statement “More thermal energy means each spring stretches more” leads to the mathematical statement: (∝ means proportional to)       ΔL ∝ L0   ΔL ∝ k   ΔL ∝ ΔT   ΔL ∝ α

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In the ball-and-spring atomic model for thermal expansion, the statement “More thermal energy means each spring stretches more” leads to the mathematical statement: (∝ means proportional to)

 

 

 

ΔL ∝ L0

 

ΔL ∝ k

 

ΔL ∝ ΔT

 

ΔL ∝ α

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