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Fuel systems of modern cars are designed so thermal expansion of gasoline doesn’t result in wasteful and polluting fuel spills. As an engineer, you’re asked to specify the size of an expansion tank that will handle this overflow. You know that gasoline comes from its underground storage at 10°C, and your expansion tank must handle the expansion of a full 75-L gas tank when the gas reaches a hot summer day’s temperature of 35°C. How large an expansion lank do you specify?
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