Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 19SP
A Pyrex glass rod 200.0 cm long has its temperature raised from 10.0 °C to 50.0 °C. Will it end up longer or shorter and by how much? Assume the linear coefficient of expansion is constant over that range of temperatures. [Hint: Use Table 15-1.]
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Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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