COLLEGE PHYSICS,V.1-W/ENH.WEBASSIGN
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Chapter 11, Problem 13P
A certain steel railroad rails 13 yd in length and weighs 70.0 lb/yd How much thermal energy is required to increase the length of such a rail by 3.0 mm? .Note: Assume the steel has the same specific heal as iron.
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