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With the help of a graduated cylinder made of ordinary glass, volume can be measured accurately at `10^(@)C`. If it is used at `70^(@)C`, what will be the percentage error in the measurement? Coefficient of linear expansion of glass `=9 times 10^(-6@)C^(-1)`.

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