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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 10.1, thermonetry,thermal expansion and calorimetry
  • JEE Mains 2022
  • Hard
  • Numerical

A unit scale is to be prepared whose length does not change with temperature and remains \(20\,cm\), using a bimetallic strip made of brass and iron each of different length. The length of both components would change in such a way that difference between their lengths remains constant. If length of brass is \(40\,cm\) and length of iron will be\(...cm\) \(\left(\alpha_{\text {iron }}=1.2 \times 10^{-5} K ^{-1}\right.\) and \(\left.\alpha_{\text {brass }}=1.8 \times 10^{-5} K ^{-1}\right)\).

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(C) \(60\)

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\(\ell_{ B }\left(1+\alpha_{ B } \Delta T \right)-\ell_{ i }\left(1+\alpha_{ i } \Delta T \right)=\ell_{ B }-\ell_{ i }\)

\(\alpha_{ B } \ell_{ B }=\ell_{ i } \alpha_{ i }\)

\(1.8 \times 10^{-5} \times 40=\ell_{ i } \times 1.2 \times 10^{-5}\)

\(\ell_{ i }=\frac{1.8 \times 10^{-5} \times 40}{1.2 \times 10^{-5}}=\frac{3 \times 40}{2}=60\) \(\ell_{ i }=60\,cm\)

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