Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
 

Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases problem 13


A mercury thermometer consists of a glass flask with a volume of and a capillary tube. What must be the inner radius of the capillary tube for a change in temperature to correspond to a 1 mm change in mercury length? The difference between the cubic expansivity of mercury and glass is .


 

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