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Q: How does thermal expansion apply to thermostat?
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What are example of thermal expansion?

a Mercury thermometera mechanical thermostat


What are some examples of thermal expansion?

a Mercury thermometera mechanical thermostat


What is one common application of thermal expansion?

A thermostat is a common application of a thermal expansion. It works as an indicator with an internal liquid that rises up if the temperature in the room also heats up.


How does a thermostat use thermal expansion to run the heater?

thermostats contain bimetallic strips, which are strips of two different metals joined together. When the thermostat is on cool, thermal energy is released. when the thermostat is on high, thermal energy moves through the air (everywhere in the atmosphere).


Which is an example of thermal expansion a toaster oven a microwave oven a refrigerator or a thermostat?

toaster oven


How does a thermostat make use of a thermal expansion?

Thermal expansion is used in thermostats, or heat-regulating devices.


What is the increase of the volume of a substance by the increase of temperature called?

This increase of volume is called expansion


One common application of thermal expansion is?

Thermal expansion has been used to create many different devices including the fire sprinkler. Fire sprinklers have a bimetallic strip which will bend to one side when heated to connect to electricity and trigger the sprinkler.Ê


What is thermal expansion and explain its two types?

- Thermal expansion is the dimension modification of a material under heating. - Linear, volumetric and area thermal expansion are known and measured for materials.


Liquids expansion by heat?

Yes as friend Des Dichado pointed out liquids do have thermal expansion.


How does thermal expansion affect a bridge?

A bridge must have expansion gaps or else they will waver when they expand in warm temperatures. This is thermal expansion


Is wall thermostat an effector?

A thermostat is a thermal sensing switch.