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Chapter 17, Problem 6P
(II) In an alcohol-in-glass thermometer, the alcohol column has length 11.82 cm at 0.0°C and length 21.85 cm at 100.0°C. What is the temperature if the column has length (a) 18.70 cm, and (b) 14.60 cm?
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(II) In an alcohol-in-glass thermometer, the alcohol column has length 12.61 cm at 0.0°C and length 22.79 cm at 100.0°C. What is the temperature if the column has length(a) 18.70 cm, and (b) 14.60 cm?
(9) A metal rod made of some alloy is to be used as a thermometer. At OoC its length is
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(b) How many 1 kW room heaters would be needed to balance the heat transfer due to conduction? (Round your answer
to the next whole integer.)
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average thermal conductivity twice that of glass wool. Assume there are no windows or doors. The surface
area of the walls is 150 m? and their inside surface is at 20.0°C, while their outside surface is at 5.00°C.
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