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Grade upto college level Thermal Physics

A large flat slab of metal at temperature T­­­­0 has a hole in it. The metal is warned to a new temperature T> T­­0. Upon warming, the area of the hole will
(A) increase.
(B)decrease.
(C) remain the same size.
(D) possibly change size, depending on the shape of the hole.

Profile image of Amit Saxena
11 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of sankalp nainwal
11 Years ago
b
Profile image of rehman ali
6 Years ago
(a)  different metal expand due to higher temperature because due to movement of particles they have need more space , then hole increase 
Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Metals expand when you heat them, so the circle should expand. There's no real difference between the circle and a hole (of the same size) cut out of it. The circle is, in effect, the circumference of the hole you put into it. So the hole will get larger.