Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 541: 16a

Answer

We use $\rho=m / V$ and $$\Delta \rho=\Delta(m / V)=m \Delta(1 / V) \simeq-m \Delta V / V^{2}=-\rho(\Delta V / V)=-3 \rho(\Delta L / L)$$ The percent change in density is $$\frac{\Delta \rho}{\rho}=-3 \frac{\Delta L}{L}=-3(0.23 \%)=-0.69 \%$$

Work Step by Step

We use $\rho=m / V$ and $$\Delta \rho=\Delta(m / V)=m \Delta(1 / V) \simeq-m \Delta V / V^{2}=-\rho(\Delta V / V)=-3 \rho(\Delta L / L)$$ The percent change in density is $$\frac{\Delta \rho}{\rho}=-3 \frac{\Delta L}{L}=-3(0.23 \%)=-0.69 \%$$
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