A steel tape is calibrated at 20° C. A piece of wood is being measured...
When heated the length between adjacent markings increases. Hence the actual length will be less than
30 cm.
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A steel tape is calibrated at 20° C. A piece of wood is being measured...
°C and has a length of 30 meters. If the tape is used at a temperature of 35°C, its length will increase due to thermal expansion. The amount of expansion can be calculated using the coefficient of linear expansion of steel, which is approximately 1.2 x 10^-5 per degree Celsius.
The difference in temperature between the calibration temperature and the in-use temperature is 35°C - 20°C = 15°C.
The increase in length of the tape can be calculated as follows:
ΔL = LαΔT
where ΔL is the change in length, L is the original length of the tape, α is the coefficient of linear expansion of steel, and ΔT is the difference in temperature.
Plugging in the values:
ΔL = (30 m) x (1.2 x 10^-5 per°C) x (15°C)
ΔL = 0.0054 m
Therefore, the steel tape will increase in length by approximately 0.0054 meters (or 5.4 millimeters) when used at a temperature of 35°C, compared to its calibrated length at 20°C.
A steel tape is calibrated at 20° C. A piece of wood is being measured...
At 10'c it is measured as 30 cm when temperature increases it expands more hence it will be more than 30 when temperature becomes 20'c