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Thermal expansion
Question

A steel tape is placed around the earth at the equator. When the temperature is 0°C neglecting the expansion of the earth, the clearance between the tape and the ground if the temperature of the tape rises to 30°C, is nearly αstteel =11×106/K

Moderate
Solution

 Increase in length of tape; Δl=lαΔT

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