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A closed glass bulb contains some mercury. Volumes of the empty space of the bulb at `0^(@)C " and " 40^(@)C` are 1 `cm^(3)` and 0.98 `cm^(3)` respectively. Determine the volume of mercury. Assume that `alpha` for glass `=7.2 times 10^(-6@)C^(-1) " and " gamma` for mercury `=1.81 times 10^(-4@)C^(-1)`.

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`3.27cm^(3)`
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