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Instructions:: Fill Out The Missing Details On The Data Sheet. Include The Sample Calculations, and Graphs (If Any)

This document summarizes an experiment on linear expansion. It provides data tables showing the initial and final lengths, temperatures, and resistances for aluminum, silver, and tin samples. It also includes the calculations to determine the experimental and actual coefficients of linear expansion for each material and the percent error for aluminum.

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Instructions:: Fill Out The Missing Details On The Data Sheet. Include The Sample Calculations, and Graphs (If Any)

This document summarizes an experiment on linear expansion. It provides data tables showing the initial and final lengths, temperatures, and resistances for aluminum, silver, and tin samples. It also includes the calculations to determine the experimental and actual coefficients of linear expansion for each material and the percent error for aluminum.

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John Angelo J.

Alcantara PHYS102-2L_A54
2020102408 6/18/2021

EXPERIMENT 202: LINEAR EXPANSION


Instructions:
Fill out the missing details on the data sheet. Include the sample calculations, and graphs (if any).
Data:

Data Aluminum Unknown 1 Unknown 2


Initial Length of tube, mm 750 750 750
Initial Resistance, Ω 100000 100000 100000
Initial Temperature of Tube, 0C 25 25 25
Change in Length of Tube, mm 1.00 0.88 1.24
Resistance of Thermistor at Final Temperature, Ω 3500 5000 6400
0
Final Temperature of the Tube, C 89.1 88.1 87.1
Change in Temperature of Tube 64.1 63.1 62.1
Experimental Coefficient of Linear Expansion 2.08 x 10-5 1.85 x 10-5 2.66 x 10-5
Sample Metal (For Unknowns) - Silver Tin
-6
Actual Coefficient of Linear Expansion 23.80 x 10 - -
Percent Error (For Known Metal) 12.60 - -
Note: do not fill spaces with (-)
Solutions
Final Temp - Initial Temp. = Change in Temp.

Aluminum Unknown 1 Unknown 2


89.1 - 25 = 64.1 88.1 - 25 = 63.1 87.1 - 25 = 62.1

Change in Length .
Initial Length (Change in Temp.) = Experimental Coefficient

Aluminum Unknown 1 Unknown 2


1.00 . 0.88 . 1.24 .
750(64.1) = 2.080083203 x 10-5 750(63.1) = 1.859482303 x 10-5 750(62.1) = 2.6623772517 x 10-5

Experimental Coefficient – Actual Coefficient


Actual Coefficient X 100 =Percent Error

Aluminum
2.08 x 10-5 - 23.80 x 10-6
23.80 x 10-6 X 100 = 12.60504202

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