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The coefficient of volume expansion of mercury is `18 times 10^(-5@)C^(-1)` and the coefficient of linear expansion of copper and glass are `17 times 10^(-6@)C^(-1)` and `9 times 10^(-6@)C^(-1)` respectively. If mercury is kept first in the copper vessel and then in the glass vessel, then

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coefficient of apparent expansion of mercury in the first case will be less

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coefficient of apparent expansion of mercury in the first case will be greater

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coefficient of real expansion of mercury in the first case will be less

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coefficient of real expansion of mercury in the first case will be greater

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