Problem 10 A 20-m-long bar of steel expands due to a temperature increase. A 10-m-long bar of copper also gets longer due to the same temperature rise. If the two bars were originally separated by a gap of 1.5 cm, calculate the change in temperature and the distances that the steel and copper stretch if the gap is exactly 'closed' by the expanding bars. Assume the steel and copper bars are fixed on the ends opposite the 'gap'.

Problem 10 A 20-m-long bar of steel expands due to a temperature increase. A 10-m-long bar of copper also gets longer due to the same temperature rise. If the two bars were originally separated by a gap of 1.5 cm, calculate the change in temperature and the distances that the steel and copper stretch if the gap is exactly 'closed' by the expanding bars. Assume the steel and copper bars are fixed on the ends opposite the 'gap'.

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Chapter13: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, And The Gas Laws

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