Question

for the mercury in a thermometer to expand from 4.00 cm3 to 4.10 cm3, what change in temperature is necessary? the mercury has a volume expansion coefficient of 1.80 × 10-4 k-1.

Answer 1

ΔV / V = .00018 / deg K * ΔT

ΔT = (.10 / 4) / .00018 deg K = 139 deg K = 139 deg C