University Physics Volume 2
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Chapter 1, Problem 51P
What is the change in length of a 3.00-cm-long column of mercury if its temperature changes from 37.0 ℃ to 40.0 ℃ , assuming the mercury is constrained to a cylinder but unconstrained in length? Your answer will show why thermometers contain bulbs at the bottom instead of simple columns of liquid.
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