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A glass flask whose volume is exactly 1000`cm^3` at `0^@C` is filled level full of mercury at this temperature. When the flask and mercury are heated to `100^@C`, `15.2cm^3` of mercury overflows. The coefficient of cubical expansion of Hg is `1.82xx10^(-4)//^@ C`. Compute the coefficient of linear expansion of glass.

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To solve the problem, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the problem We have a glass flask with a volume of 1000 cm³ at 0°C filled with mercury. When heated to 100°C, 15.2 cm³ of mercury overflows. We need to find the coefficient of linear expansion of the glass. ### Step 2: Write down the relevant equations The volume expansion of a substance can be expressed as: \[ ...
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