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A blacksmith heated a metal whose cubic expansivity is 6.3 x 10-6K-1. The area expansivity is

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JAMB 2007

A blacksmith heated a metal whose cubic expansivity is 6.3 x 10-6K-1. The area expansivity is

  • A. 2.0 x 10-6K-1
  • B. 2.1 x 10-6K-1
  • C. 4.2 x 10-6K-1
  • D. 6.3 x 10-6K-1
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Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation

If the lineal expansivity = ∝
=> area expansivity β= 2∝.
And cubic expansivity δ = 3∝.
=> 6.3 x 10-6 = 3∝
∴ ∝ =

∴ ∝ = 6.3 x 10-6 = 2.1x 10-6
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∴ Area = 2∝ = 2 x 2.1x10-6
= 4.2 x 10-6K-1


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