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frostchaos123
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Homework Statement
A solid sphere and a solid cube are made from the same material. The sphere would just fit within the cube, if it could. Both begin at the same temperature, and both are heated to the same temperature. Which object, if either, has the greatest change in volume?
The answer is the cube.
The Attempt at a Solution
Using the equation for volume expansion, change in V=beta*Vi*change in temperature, shouldn't a higher initial volume give raise to a greater change in volume, therefore the sphere expands more?