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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
State applications of thermal expansion.
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उत्तर
- The steel wheel is heated to expand. This expanded wheel can easily fit over axle. The wheel is then cooled quickly. Upon cooling, wheel contracts and fits tightly upon the axle.
- An electric light bulb gets hot quickly when in use. The wire leads to the filament are sealed into the glass. If the glass of the bulbs has significantly different thermal expansivity from the wire leads, the glass and the wire would separate, breaking down the vacuum. To prevent this, wires are made of platinum or some suitable alloy with the same expansivity as ordinary glass.
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