A 1-liter aluminum container at 20o

Question

C is filled with 0.975 liters of mercury at
20o
C. If both the container and the mercury are heated, at what final temperature
will the mercury completely fill the container? (Hint: this is a volume expansion
problem)
αAl = 24 × 10-6
(Cº
)
-1
; βHg = 1.82×10-4
(°C)-1

Answer 1

changevolumeAl=changeVolHg+.025liters
1*coeffvolAl(tf-20)=.975coeffHg*(tf-20)+.025

coefficent of volume expansion for Aluminum is 3*linear expansion coeff

Answer 2

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