Thermal Expansion: A glass flask has a volume of 500 mL at a temperature of 20°C. The flask contains 492 mL of mercury at an equilibrium temperature of 20°C. The temperature is raised until the mercury reaches the 500 mL reference mark. At what temperature does this occur? The coefficients of volume expansion of mercury and glass are 18 × 10-5 K-1 (mercury) and 2.0 × 10-5 K-1 (glass).

A. 120°C
B. 110°C
C. 100°C
D. 140°C
E. 130°C


Answer: A

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