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What is meant by the statement,the linear expansivity of copper is 0.000017k

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The change in length per unit length per degree rise in temperature of copper is 0.000017k

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that :

The linear expansivity of copper is 0.000017k. This simply means that ; for a given copper length, the length of such copper will increase by 0.000017k for every degree rose in temperature of the copper rod.

Therefore, the change in length per unit length per degree rise in temperature (k) is 0.000017

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