A wooden wheel having radius of 1 m is to be fitted with an iron ring around it. The diameter of the ring is 6 mm smaller than the wooden wheel. If the coefficient of linear expansion of iron is 1.2 × 10-5/ °C, then find the minimum increase in temperature (in °C) to fit the ring on the wheel.
A wooden wheel having radius of 1 m is to be fitted with an iron ring around it. The diameter of the ring is 6 mm smaller than the wooden wheel. If the coefficient of linear expansion of iron is 1.2 × 10-5/ °C, then find the minimum increase in temperature (in °C) to fit the ring on the wheel.
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r = r? (1 + αΔT) ⇒ r – r? = r? αΔT
⇒ 3 × 10? ³ = 1 × 1.2 × 10? ΔT ⇒ ΔT = 250°C
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