$A$ clock which keeps correct time at $20^\circ C$ is subjected to $40^\circ C$. If the coefficient of linear expansion of the pendulum is $12 \times 10^{-6} /^\circ C$,how much time will it gain or lose per day?

Write the relation between the coefficient of linear expansion and the coefficient of volume expansion.

When the temperature of a metal sphere is increased by $40^{\circ}C$,its volume increases by $0.24\%$. The coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is ....... $^{\circ}C^{-1}$.

The area of cross-section of a railway track is $0.01\, m^2$. The temperature variation is $10^{\circ}C$. The coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the track is $10^{-5} /^{\circ}C$. The energy stored per meter in the track is ...... $J/m$. (Young's modulus of the material of the track is $10^{11}\, Nm^{-2}$)

$A$ sphere floats on a liquid whose volume does not change with temperature. At temperatures $t_1$ and $t_2$,the fractions $f_1$ and $f_2$ of the sphere are submerged in the liquid,respectively. What is the coefficient of volume expansion of the sphere?

Three uniform thin aluminium rods each of length $2 \,m$ form an equilateral triangle $PQR$ as shown in the figure. The midpoint of the rod $PQ$ is at the origin of the coordinate system. If the temperature of the system of rods increases by $50^{\circ} C$, the increase in $y$-coordinate of the centre of mass of the system of the rods is ............ $mm$. (Coefficient of volume expansion of aluminium $= 12 \sqrt{3} \times 10^{-6} \,K^{-1}$)