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Question 14

A piece of brass of mass 170kg has its temperature raised from 0oC to 30oC. Calculate its increase in volume, given the density of brass at 0oC as 8.5 x 103kgm3 and its cubic expansivity as 5.7 x 10-1k1

  • A.3.4 x 10-5m3
  • B.4.3 x 10-5m3
  • C.3.4 x 10-5m3
  • D.3.4 x 10-3m3
  • E.3.4 x 10-2m3
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1998
Question no.
#14
Type
Objective
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