Q.
Two rods of lengths l1 and l2 are made of materials whose coefficients of linear expansion are α1 and α2 respectively. If the difference between the two lengths is independent of temperature, then
l1′=l1(1+α1ΔT) l2′=l2(1+α2ΔT)
Now, (l1′−l2′)=(l1−l2)+(l1α1−l2α2)ΔT
As (l1′−l2′)=(l1−l2) ⇒ Coefficient of ΔT=0
or l1α1=l2α2 ⇒l2l1=α1α2666666