College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 14, Problem 15P
A glass flask whose volume is 1000.00 cm3 at 0.0°C is completely filled with mercury at this temperature. When flask and mercury are warmed to 55.0°C, 8.95 cm3 of mercury overflow. Compute the coefficient of volume expansion of the glass. (Consult Table 14.2.)
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