Thermal expansion: A rod has a length 2.00000 m at 10.0°C. The length of the rod increases to 2.00060 m when the temperature increases to 30.0°C. What is the coefficient of linear expansion of the material from which the rod is made? A) 2.0 × 10^-5 K^-1 B) 2.5 × 10^-5 K^-1 C) 1.5 × 10^-5 K^-1 D) 1.0 × 10^-3 K^-1 E) 1.0 × 10^-5 K^-1

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The Answer of Thermal expansion: A rod has a length 2.00000 m at 10.0°C. The length of the rod increases to 2.00060 m when the temperature increases to 30.0°C. What is the coefficient of linear expansion of the material from which the rod is made? A) 2.0 × 10^-5 K^-1 B) 2.5 × 10^-5 K^-1 C) 1.5 × 10^-5 K^-1 D) 1.0 × 10^-3 K^-1 E) 1.0 × 10^-5 K^-1

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