By What Length Will a Slab of Concrete That Is

question 108

Multiple Choice

By what length will a slab of concrete that is originally 18 m long contract when the temperature drops from 24°C to -16°C? The coefficient of linear thermal expansion for this concrete is 1.0 × 10^-5 K^-1.

• A)0.50 cm
• B)0.72 cm
• C)1.2 cm
• D)1.5 cm

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