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Grade 12th passElectric Current

ρt = ρ0 [1 + α (T – T0)]

12:11 pmwhat is the significance of α??

12:12 pmis it constant? Is there any other factor which affects it??

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
The linear coefficient of thermal expansion ( a) describes the relative change in length of a material per degree temperature change. As shown in the following equation, a is the ratio of change in length ( Dl) to the total starting length (li) and change in temperature ( DT).