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Standard XII

Physics

Thermal Expansion

A steel tape ...

Question

A steel tape is calibrated at $20^{o}$ C. On a cold day when the temperature is $- 15^{o}$ C, percentage error in the tape will be [ $α_{s t e e l}$ = 1.2 x $10^{- 5^{o}} C^{- 1}$ ].

-0.035%

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-0.042%

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-0.012%

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-0.018%

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Solution

The correct option is B -0.042%
$Δ l = l α Δ t W h e r e Δ l = c h a n g e i n l e n g t h Δ t = C h a n g e i n t e m p e r a t u r e H e r e Δ t = - 15 - 20 = - 35^{0} C S o Δ l = l \times 1.2 \times 10^{- 5} \times - 35 a n d p e r c e n t a g e e r r o r = \frac{Δ l}{l} \times 100 = - 0.042$

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A steel tape is calibrated at 20oC. On a cold day when the temperature is −15oC, percentage error in the tape will be [αsteel = 1.2 x 10−5oC−1].

The correct option is B -0.042%Δl=lαΔtWhereΔl=changeinlengthΔt=ChangeintemperatureHereΔt=−15−20=−350CSoΔl=l×1.2×10−5×−35andpercentageerror=Δll×100=−0.042

A steel tape is calibrated at $20^{o}$ C. On a cold day when the temperature is $- 15^{o}$ C, percentage error in the tape will be [ $α_{s t e e l}$ = 1.2 x $10^{- 5^{o}} C^{- 1}$ ].