If a volume of mercury at 0oC is 2.4cm3, and the coefficient of volume expansion (α) of mercury is 1.4x10-4/oC, what would be the volume of mercury at 100oC? Vfinal = Vinitial ( 1 + α (Tfinal - Tinitial))
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If a volume of mercury at 0oC is 2.4cm3, and the coefficient of volume expansion (α) of mercury is 1.4x10-4/oC, what would be the volume of mercury at 100oC?
Vfinal = Vinitial ( 1 + α (Tfinal - Tinitial))
Give your answer to 2 decimal place with a unit of cm3.
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