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Thermal Expansion Problems in Physics

This document presents 13 physics problems related to the thermal expansion of materials. The problems involve concepts such as linear and volumetric expansion coefficients for different materials, calculations of changes in length and volume due to temperature variations, and determination of required temperatures for certain events related to thermal expansion.

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Thermal Expansion Problems in Physics

This document presents 13 physics problems related to the thermal expansion of materials. The problems involve concepts such as linear and volumetric expansion coefficients for different materials, calculations of changes in length and volume due to temperature variations, and determination of required temperatures for certain events related to thermal expansion.

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PHYSICS Darwin Nestor Arapa Quispe

01. A rod 'A', with a coefficient of 05. The figure shows a wire in the shape of
linear expansion , a 40°C a square with side a and a rod of
it has the same length as another rod "B" length How much should it be raised
whose coefficient of linear expansion is temperature of the set for the rod
, which is located at have a length equal to the diagonal of the
square? Assume that the coefficients of
30°C. At what common temperature do the rods?
linear expansion is ,
Will A and B present the same length?
A) 20°C B) 25°C C) 50°C respectively.
D) 37°C E) 62,5°C
A)
a
A glass flask is available. (
) of of B)
capacity is completely filled with
mercury at 20°C, C) a a
How much mercury will spill when heating the 2
set up to 100°C? D)
A) B) C)
D) E) E)

03. A glass rod and a steel rod have


[Link] figure sample a container
the same length at 0°C, and at 100°C their
containing a certain liquid, determine the
longitudes differ by 0.2mm.
greater increase in temperature that can
Determine the length of each rod at 0°C.
support the system without the liquid being
(Consider: y spill.
)
A) 1m B) 2m C) 3m
D) 4m E) 5m
100°C
A glass container of capacity
it is full of mercury. If the B) 120°C 0.02V
the temperature increases by 100°C, the
C) 150°C
container reaches a volume of
Calculate the volume of mercury V Liquid
D) 125°C
that spills.
( ) E) 225°C

A) B) C) 07. A rod 72cm long is divided into


two parts "A" and "B". If when increasing the
D) E) The temperature of 'A' at 50°C expands.
0.06cm; and on the other hand, upon increasing the

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The temperature of 'B' at 60°C expands. D) 125°C E) 126°C
0.09 cm, find the length of the majority.
A) 32cm B) 40cm C) 64cm 11. Two bars 'A' and 'B' expand according to the
D) 56cm E) 36cm next graph. Determine in

08. Find the volume of the container shown, if terms of y ”.


it is observed that when the temperature is increased in
∆T, the volume of the vacuum is not altered. L A
Suppose that the temperature increase is
distribute evenly for the container
y for the liquid. Consider:
2 liters 0 2 B
y
A) L0

B) Empty 300cm 3 T

C) A) D) B)

D) Liquid
C) E)
E)
12. A metal plate of
09. Assuming that there are two rods
metallic with coefficients it has a hole of of area. If
y experiences an increase of 100°C in its
temperature, the area of the hole increases by
respectively, and that their lengths
they dilate as shown in the graph: Determine the increase (in
mm) in the length of the sheet side.
L (cm) A) 2.5
2.5m
16 B) 3.5
L 01
C) 4.0
2.5m
37
L 02 D) 5.0
T( C)
E) 7.0
Determine:
13. Assuming that a metal ruler (
A) 0.80 D) 0.50 B) 2.25 ) can be used with
C) 1.25 E) 1.50
an acceptable maximum error of 0.1%, and that
[Link] plate metallic square of is accurate at 20°C; find the range of
20cm on each side has a coefficient of acceptable temperatures at which one can
superficial dilation work with this rule.
From –15°C to 55°C
How much should it be increased? B) From –20°C to 60°C
temperature for the side of the plate to be C) From 10°C to 30°C
of 21cm? D) From 0°C to 40°C
A) 122°C B) 123°C C) 124°C E) From –30°C to 70°C
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14. Determine the temperature that must be
increase (°F) of both bars so that A) Increase by 0.001N
are joined at their free ends. B) Decreases by 0.03N
y C) Increases by 0.02N
D) Decreases by 0.01N
(1) (2) E) Increases by 0.01N

55cm 40cm 18.A rod of negligible weight is


find in equilibrium, embedded and
1m soldier to a vertical metal wall (see
A) 482 B) 250 C) 125 a spring not stretched is placed between the
D) 356 E) 428 block of 100kg of mass and the rod. What?
it is the smallest increase in temperature that
15. The shown metal rod is formed must experience the rod, so that the
by two pieces of different metals from
the block and the rod do not fall. ,
coefficients from dilation linear
y . If the y K=10000N/m).
the rod is heated to 100°C, it is observed that Disregard the expansions of the block and
it expands 0.06cm. Determine the lengths resort
initials of each piece.
100m
50cm W
K

20cm and 30cm B) 15cm and 35cm A) 105°C B) 104°C C) 103°C


C) 10cm and 40cm D) 25cm and 25cm D) 106°C E) 107°C
E) 10cm and 40cm
19. There is a glass cup (
The period of a metal wire pendulum is ) that contains two
, as the temperature decreases, it assumes immiscible liquids, the lighter liquid
a frequency of 1/3 hertz. Find the occupies 40% of the volume and has a
the drop in temperature ) in °C. cubic expansion coefficient of
The metal wire has a coefficient of find the coefficient of
linear expansion of cubic expansion of the heavy liquid
A) 125 -625 C) 500 knowing that at any temperature that is
-250 E) 100 heat or cool the lightweight system
it does not spill.
17. The figure shows a cube of 10cm. A) B) C)
from a submerged arista in water. If the
the temperature of the set increases by D) E)
50°C, determine how much the reading varies.
of the dynamometer. Assume that the change in A copper rod and another of aluminum
Water temperature does not alter its density. they are found between two waterproof walls
at a temperature of 30ºC, as shown in the figure.
( y )
Both are 50cm; at what temperature (in
At what temperature (°C) will the rods make contact?

Cu Al

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A) 240 B) 235 C) 220


D) 225 E) 230

21. The figure shows a rod of A) B)


length , fixed at one of its ends C) D)
to the structure and the other fixed to a spring of
E)
stiffness 'K', if the rod undergoes a change in
temperature ∆T. Determine the force 25. If the final length of a bar is 250cm and
elasticity experienced by the spring. : its linear expansion coefficient is
coefficient of linear expansion.
find the expansion of the
L0 K
bar, having the graph that is shown.
30cm
L(cm)
B) 50cm
A) B) C)
C) 70cm
D) E)
D) 90cm 53
T( C)
22. Determine the change in temperature that has E) 60cm
caused an increase of 0.3cm in
length in a rod, if it is known that at 26. Determine the relationship of the coefficients
increase its temperature by 15ºC linear y from two different bars
additional total expansion is obtained 18cm y 16cm in length,
0.8cm. respectively, so that the difference of
A) 9°C B) 10°C C) 20°C the lengths of said bars be the same
D) 18°C E) 15° at any temperature.
23. A metal block, with a coefficient of A) 18/34 B) 16/34 C) 9/8
D) 8/9 E) 5/6
cubic dilation has a
initial volume of a the
temperature of 10°C. How many se
it expands if its temperature increases up to
90°C?
A) D) B)
C) E)

24. The graph of the length is shown in


function of temperature, for two rods
A and B, if: . Halle:
L(cm)
A

B
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T( C)

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