Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 20SP

A stainless steel wire is 150 cm long at 20.0 °C. An electric current is passed along it, and it expands to 151.2 cm. What is its new temperature? [Hint: Use Table 15-1.]

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