Effects of Heat: Thermal Expansion

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Effects of Heat: Thermal Expansion: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Thermal Expansion in Solids, Linear Expansion in Solids, Superficial Expansion in Solids, Volumetric Expansion in Solids, Relation between Coefficients of Thermal Expansion, Thermal Expansion in Liquids, etc.

Important Questions on Effects of Heat: Thermal Expansion

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The volume thermal expansion coefficient of an ideal gas at constant pressure is

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Length of a wire at room temperature is 4.55 m. When the temperature increases upto 100 , then its length becomes 4.57 m. The coefficient of linear expansion (α) of the given wire is

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Ratio of linear, area and volume expansion in solids is

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If there is an increase in the _____ of a solid body due to heating, then the expansion is called cubical expansion.

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Soft drink bottles are not filled completely to avoid same from bursting.

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Gap left between the ends of two railway lines in a railway track is due to compression of solids.

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The density of water is maximum at _____ K and is less on either side of this temperature.

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What is the relation between the coefficient of linear expansion and the coefficient of superficial expansion?

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The formula for the coefficient of volume expansion is

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The formula for the coefficient of superficial expansion is

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The formula for the coefficient of linear expansion is

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Greater the volume of the solid _____ (greater/ smaller) is the amount of expansion in the solid.

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Solids expand _____ (least/ greatest) as compared to liquids and gases.

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When solids are heated, they expand in all directions.

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Which of the following states of matter expands the least on heating?

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The volume of a metal sphere increases by 0.24 % when its temperature is raised by 40 °C . The coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is

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The moment of inertia of a rod about its perpendicular bisector is I. When the temperature of the rod is increased by ΔT, the increase in the moment of inertia of the rod about the same axis is (Here, α is the coefficient of linear expansion of the rod)

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At 50 , a brass rod has a length 50 cm and a diameter 2 mm. It is joined to a steel rod of the same length and diameter at the same temperature. The change in the length of the composite rod when it is heated to 250  is (Coefficient of linear expansion of brass =2.0×10-5 -1, Coefficient of linear expansion of steel =1.2×10-5 -1 )

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Length of a wire at room temperature is 4.55 m. When the temperature increases upto 100 , then its length becomes 4.57 m. The coefficient of linear expansion (α) of the given wire is

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If the volume of a block metal changes by 0.12%, when it is heated through 20 , then the coefficient of linear expansion is