Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134202709
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 17, Problem 15FTD
Suppose mercury and glass had the same coefficient of volume expansion. Could you build a mercury thermometer?
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