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Why would an engineer need to know the effect of temperature on a solid?
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∙ 8y ago
Things expand when heated, and different materials expand differently. An engineer needs to calculate HOW MUCH things expand, and factor this in when designing anything.
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What is platinum's state of matter at room temperature?
Platinum's state of matter at room temperature would be a solid.
Would not increase the rate at which a solid dissolves?
Decreasing temperature would not increase the rate at which a solid dissolves
Is a gold a solid or liquid or gas?
Gold as it is commonly found is a solid.
What will be the state of astatine at 20 degrees?
Astatine (like iodine) would be solid at room temperature.
What state is copper at room temperature?
At room temperature the copper wire connecting your computer to the wall happens to be solid. If it were liquid, it would flow all over the place and you could not plug your computer into the wall. You do have your computer plugged in, don't you?
What is the state of matter at room temperature of hydrogen as a solid?
If it were a solid at room temperature, then that would be the state of matter. However, hydrogen is NOT solid at room temperature. It is a gas and that would be the state of matter.
What state of matter is vanadium?
Vanadium is a solid metal at room temperature.
What state is iodine at room temperature?
Iodine is a solid when at 25 degrees centigrade (room temperature)
What it is phosphorus's state of matter at room temperature?
Presumably, phoshophorus at room temperature, would be at ... room temperature. It would be solid and melt at 44.2°C (white phosphorus: 111.56°F) or 610°C (black phosphorus: 1130°F)
What is platinum's state of matter at room temperature?
Platinum's state of matter at room temperature would be a solid.
Would hydroegen be solid if the temperature was 25 degrees?
No, it would not.
Would not increase the rate at which a solid dissolves?
Decreasing temperature would not increase the rate at which a solid dissolves
Is silver liquid solid or gas at room temperature?
Silver would be a solid at room temperature. This is also what happens with gold. If both were heated, then they would be liquids.
State at room temperature for silver?
Would be Solid.
Not increase the rate at Which a solid dissolves?
Decreasing temperature would not increase the rate at which a solid dissolves
Would a compound of carbon and sulfur be a solid at room temperature?
no
Is potassium liquid at room temperature?
It is a solid, only in extreme heat it would be a liquid. And Im not sure what would make it a gas.
