Answer
$ 18 * 10^{-6}$
Work Step by Step
$\frac{\Delta L}{L} = \alpha \Delta T$. Plugging in the linear expansion of 0.18% and the temperature increase of 100 degrees, we get $\alpha = \frac{0.0018}{100}= 18 * 10^{-6}$ /$C$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 541: 14d
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