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Homework Statement
Question: If the linear expansivity of aluminium is 24 x 10-6 K-1, how much does the aluminium expand during the heating?
Homework Equations
As far as additional information on the question goes;
An aluminium rod is heated from 15 degrees Celsius to 120 degrees Celsius. The dimensions of the aluminium rod are 12mm (diameter) x 1.2m long. The density of aluminium is 2700 kg per meters cubed.
The Attempt at a Solution
So far I'm completely stumped, we may have covered it but I literally cannot work it out.