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Thermal expansion
Question

A flask of volume 103cc is completely filled with mercury at 00C. The coefficient of cubical expansion of mercury is 180×106/0C and that of glass is 40×106/0C.
If the flask is now placed in boiling water at 1000C, how much mercury will overflow?

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Solution

Overflowing mercury= 103(180-40)10-6×100=14cc

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