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The initial temperature of a copper sphere is 25 degreesCelsius. When the sphere

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Question

The initial temperature of a copper sphere is 25 degreesCelsius. When the sphere is heated to 100 degrees Celsius thevolume of the sphere expands to 78.750 milliliters. a. What was the original volume of the sphere? Note; theanswer must be given to three decimals. b. What is the correct value of the coefficient of volumetricexpansion used in the solution of this problem? The initial temperature of a copper sphere is 25 degreesCelsius. When the sphere is heated to 100 degrees Celsius thevolume of the sphere expands to 78.750 milliliters. a. What was the original volume of the sphere? Note; theanswer must be given to three decimals. b. What is the correct value of the coefficient of volumetricexpansion used in the solution of this problem?

Explanation / Answer

The initial temperature of the copper sphere ist1= 25o C When the sphere is heated to t2= 100o C, the volume of the sphere expands to V = 78.750milliliters. (a)           Let the original volume of the sphere be Vo,therefore,weget                V1 = Vo* (1 + t1)-------------------(1)          Similarly,the volume of the sphere when it is heated is                V2 = Vo* (1 + t2)------------------(2) Substracting equation (1) from equation (2),we get              V2 - V1= [Vo* (1 +t2) - Vo* (1 +t1)]                or V = Vo * * (t2 -t1)                  or Vo= (V/ * (t2 -t1)) --------------------(3) Here,V = 78.750 milliliters = 78.750 *10-3 liters                                            = 78.750 * 10-3 *10-3m3           = 51 * 10-6 /K          t2= 100 oC = (100 + 273) K = 373 K andt1= 25 oC = (25 + 273) K = 298 K Substituting the above values in equation (3),we get                  Vo= (78.750 * 10-3/51 * 10-6 *(373 - 298))              or Vo= 20.6 m3 = 20.6 * 103liters b.The correct value of the coefficient of volumetric expansionused in the solution of this problem is :             = 51 * 10-6 /K. Hope this helps u!