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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 tank at 10°C, and your tank must handle the expansion of a full 76 L gas tank when the gas reaches a hot summer day's temperature of 32°C. How large an expansion tank do you specify?

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Thermal Expansion

increase of length or volume of object due to change in temperature

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