A brass ring of diameter 10.00 cm at 15.7°C is heated and slipped over an aluminum rod of diameter 10.01 cm at 15.7°C. Assume the average coefficients of linear expansion are constant.
(a) To what temperature must the combination be cooled to
separate the two metals?
°C
Is that temperature attainable?
Yes No
(b) What if the aluminum rod were 10.04 cm in diameter?
°C
Is that temperature attainable?
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a) - 183oC
b) Yes
c) -769oC
d) No.
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