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With rise in temperature, density of a given body changes according to one of the following relations

Options

A

p= ρ₀(1+γdθ)

B

p= ρ₀(1-γdθ)

C

p= ρ₀γdθ

D

p= ρ₀/γdθ

Correct Answer :

p = ρ₀(1 - γdθ)

Solution :

The correct relation is p = ρ₀(1 - γdθ).

To understand how the density of a body changes with a rise in temperature, let us derive the expression step-by-step:

Let the initial mass of the body be m, the initial volume be V0, and the initial density be ρ0 at an initial temperature.

The relation between density, mass, and volume is given by:
ρ0=mV0

When the temperature of the body increases by dθ, its volume expands. The new volume V is given by the thermal expansion formula:
V=V0(1+γdθ)
where γ is the coefficient of volume expansion.

Since the mass m of the body remains constant, the new density ρ (represented as p in the options) is:
ρ=mV

Substituting the new volume expression into this density equation:
ρ=mV0(1+γdθ)

Since mV0=ρ0, we can rewrite this as:
ρ=ρ01+γdθ=ρ0(1+γdθ)-1

For most solids and liquids, the value of the volume expansion coefficient γ is very small, meaning the product γdθ1. We can apply the binomial approximation:
(1+x)n1+nx
when |x|1.

Applying this approximation with n=-1 and x=γdθ, we get:
ρρ0(1-γdθ)

Thus, representing density as p as in the given options, the relation is:
p=ρ0(1-γdθ)

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