The length of a steel beam increases by 650. um when its temperature is raised from 5 °C to 30 °C. What is the length of the beam at 5 °C? (with 3 sig. figs.) (The coefficient of linear thermal expansion for steel is 12 x 10 6 K1) Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible. Your Answer: x10 Answer units

The length of a steel beam increases by 650. um when its temperature is raised from 5 °C to 30 °C. What is the length of the beam at 5 °C? (with 3 sig. figs.) (The coefficient of linear thermal expansion for steel is 12 x 10 6 K1) Note: Your answer is assumed to be reduced to the highest power possible. Your Answer: x10 Answer units

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter16: Temperature And The Kinetic Theory Of Gases

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