$A$ brass disc fits snugly in a hole of a steel plate. To loosen the disc from the hole, the system should be:

$A$ metallic tape gives the correct value at $25^{\circ} C$. $A$ piece of wood is being measured by this metallic tape at $10^{\circ} C$. If the reading is $30 \, cm$ on the tape, the real length of the wooden piece must be .......... $cm$.

$A$ pendulum clock loses $12\;s$ a day if the temperature is $40^{\circ}C$ and gains $4\;s$ a day if the temperature is $20^{\circ}C$. The temperature at which the clock will show correct time,and the coefficient of linear expansion $(\alpha)$ of the metal of the pendulum shaft are respectively:

What is the change in volume of an iron sphere of volume $500 \,cm^3$, when it is heated from $0^{\circ} C$ to $100^{\circ} C$ (in $\,cm^3$)? (Given: $\alpha_{\text{Iron}} = 12 \times 10^{-6} /^{\circ} C$)

$A$ steel tape measures the length of a copper rod as $90 \ cm$ when both are at $10 \ ^oC$. What length (in $cm$) would the tape read for the length of the rod when both are at $30 \ ^oC$? $[\alpha_{st} = 1.2 \times 10^{-5} / ^oC$ and $\alpha_{cu} = 1.7 \times 10^{-5} / ^oC]$

$A$ cylindrical metal rod of length $L_0$ is shaped into a ring with a small gap as shown. On heating the system,