The scale on a steel metre stick is calibrated at $20^{\circ}C$. The error in the reading of $50 \, cm$ at $30^{\circ}C$ is: (take linear expansion coefficient of steel $\alpha = 1.0 \times 10^{-5} / ^{\circ}C$)

  • A
    $10^{-3} \, cm$
  • B
    $2 \times 10^{-3} \, cm$
  • C
    $5 \times 10^{-3} \, cm$
  • D
    $10^{-2} \, cm$

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