Question
Explain linear expansion with an experiment.

Answer

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  1. The expansion in length is called linear expansion.
  2. Take a bulb, dry cell, candle, cycle spoke, coin, and two wooden boxes.
  3. Place one end of the cycle spoke on a wooden block and connect an electric wire to it. Put a stone over the spoke to hold it.
  4. The other one of the cycle spoke is placed on another wooden block.
  5. Wrap some electric wire around the coin and place it on the block. Put a stone over the coin to hold it in place.
  6. Connect bulb and dry cell to the free ends of wires connected to the coin and the spoke and make the circuit.
  7. When we heat the cycle spoke with a candle the length will expand and touches the coin.
  8. So the circuit completes, the bulb will glow.
  9. When we cool the spoke it contracts and does not touch the coin. So the circuit will disconnect, the bulb will not glow.

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