A Steel Beam Is to Be Installed on a Spacecraft

question 24

Multiple Choice

A steel beam is to be installed on a spacecraft. By what percentage will its volume increase when placed in a vacuum? You may assume that the temperature remains the same and that the bulk modulus of steel is 6.0x1010 N m-2.

• A)1.7x10-6 %.
• B)1.7x10-8 %.
• C)1.7x10-5 %.
• D)1.7x10-4 %.
• E)1.7x10-3 %.

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