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Question 12

A wire, 20m long is heated from a temperature of 5oC to 55oC. If the change in length is 0.020m, calculate the linear expansivity of the wire

  • A.1.0 x 10-3k-1
  • B.2.0 x 10-4k-1
  • C.2.0 x 10-5k-1
  • D.1.0 x 10-5k-1
  • E.2.0 x 10-6k-1
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1991
Question no.
#12
Type
Objective
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